Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover: Factitious Disorder Imposed on Children-Report on 2 Cases

• Main Authors: Noemi Faedda (Author), Valentina Baglioni (Author), Giulia Natalucci (Author), Ignazio Ardizzone (Author), Mauro Camuffo (Author), Rita Cerutti (Author), Vincenzo Guidetti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another (FDIA), also known as Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSbP) is a very serious form of child abuse. The perpetrator, usually the mother, invents symptoms or causes real ones in order to make her child appear sick. Usually this is due to a maladaptive disorder or t...