Some people with the disorder have a history of pathological lying or Munchausen syndrome themselves. "They were making themselves sick and now they’re transferring it to a new generation ...

Ahead of the premiere of a new Netflix documentary, Take Care of Maya ... her painful medical condition and how accusations of Munchausen syndrome by proxy led to her mother Beata Kowalski ...

open image in gallery Maya, now 17, shares her memories, feelings, pain and tears in the new documentary (Netflix ... the courts following accusations of Munchausen by proxy (Netflix) “As ...

We have you covered on every documentary and series that’s been made about Blanchard’s heartbreaking yet captivating life. Blanchard is one of the most infamous victims of Munchausen Syndrome ...

“The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy,” co-written by Andrea Dunlop and Mike Weber (out Feb. 4 from St. Martin’s Press), showcases the complex realities of ...

But according to Andrea Dunlop and Mike Weber’s new book, “The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy” (St. Martin’s Press, out Feb. 4), none of this was true.

Ever since Gypsy Rose first made news, her case has become the focus of multiple documentaries and TV shows. These works chronicle the abuse she endured at the hands of her mother Dee Dee Blanchard, ...

Now, the 32-year-old — who became a star thanks to the 2017 HBO documentary “Mommy Dead and Dearest” — is aiming to reinvent herself on social media, telling People she wants to “create ...

As shown in the Peacock documentary The Battle for Justina Pelletier, the hospital was concerned that she had fallen prey to Munchausen syndrome ... are 600 to 1,200 new cases each year in the ...

At the hospital, Maya was evaluated by a child-welfare agency pediatrician who specialized in detecting child abuse and who initially diagnosed Munchausen Syndrome by proxy. The documentary ...