Munchausen's syndrome by proxy

noun

a mental disorder in which an individual derives emotional satisfaction from inflicting injury on others and then subjecting them to medical treatment

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She was diagnosed as suffering from Munchausen’s syndrome by proxy, in which women use the ostensibly caring role of mother, nurse or nanny to inflict harm on children.

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Dr Southall is viewed as an expert in Munchausen's syndrome by proxy, a condition which means parents deliberately induce or fabricate illnesses in their children to get attention for themselves.

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Her behavior has been ascribed to Munchausen's syndrome by proxy, in which mothers secretly make their children sick to win attention.

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