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2. Healthcare proxy - Wikipedia

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   Healthcare proxy. In the field of medicine, a healthcare proxy (commonly referred to as HCP) is a document (legal instrument) with which a patient (primary individual) appoints an agent to legally make healthcare decisions on behalf of the patient, when the patient is incapable of making and executing the healthcare decisions stipulated in the ...

3. Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy - WebMD

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   4 min read. Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSP) -- or Munchausen by proxy -- is a psychological disorder marked by attention-seeking behavior by a caregiver through those who are in their care. MSP ...

4. Mental Health: Factitious Disorders - WebMD

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   Factitious disorders are considered mental illnesses because they are associated with severe emotional difficulties. Many people with factitious disorders also suffer from other mental conditions ...

5. Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy - Healthline

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   Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSP) is a disorder in which the caretaker of a child either makes up fake symptoms or causes real symptoms to make it appear that the child is injured or ill. MSP is ...

6. Factitious disorder - Wikipedia

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   Factitious disorder imposed on another, previously Munchausen syndrome by proxy, is the involuntary use of another individual to play the patient role. This disorder is relatively rare. False symptoms have been produced in children by perpetrator caregivers or parents. Less frequently they are produced in one adult by another adult.

7. Munchausen Syndrome (Factitious disorder) - WebMD

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