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I'm curious as to why is the disorder called munchausen by proxy?

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Name issue: Baron van munchausen was a character of history who made up many fake illnesses to gather attention to himself. Munchausen by proxy refers to a parent who makes up or induces medical problems in a child to bring attention to that parent as a long suffering doting parent.

Answered 12/28/2013

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