These mothers had Munchausen by Proxy ... Then 23, she was found guilty in June 2013 of child abuse under circumstances likely to cause death or serious injury after authorities accused her ...

Sentenced to 13 years in prison in 2013 for her cruel and unusual role in the death of her infant daughter, Blanca Montano's case of Munchausen's is particularly tough to read. ABC News stated ...

Munchausen syndrome is a factitious disorder, a mental health disorder in which a person repeatedly and deliberately acts as if they have a physical or mental illness when they are not really ...

The American Psychiatric Association recognized it only in 2013, albeit not under the name Munchausen by proxy, but as "factitious disorder imposed on self." Not a lot is known about what causes ...

He told Newsweek that Munchausen syndrome by proxy "can be similar ... They first took the 14-year-old to Boston Children's Hospital in February 2013 when she was complaining of severe stomach ...

Munchausen by proxy “is a form of abuse in ... 2.0 cases in every 100,000 children under the age of 16, according to a 2013 Pediatrics report, but things might be much more serious than that.

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Hope Ybarra is the Texas mother at the center of one of America’s most infamous cases of Munchausen by Proxy disorder. Tribune News Service via Getty Images After hearing the news of Hope’s ...

At least, not by natural causes. You’ve heard of the term Munchausen by Proxy. It’s a condition that comes up in a lot of TV shows like this, and it has roots in real life. In fact ...

A Bronx mom poisoned her toddler daughter with “life-threatening levels” of seizure meds — in a suspected case of the bizarre Munchausen syndrome by proxy, cops and police sources say.

What Is Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy? Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a mental illness where a caregiver makes up or exaggerates an illness in a person in their care. This disorder is now called ...

Munchausen by proxy “is a form of abuse in ... 2.0 cases in every 100,000 children under the age of 16, according to a 2013 Pediatrics report, but things might be much more serious than that.