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For decades, people have heard of Munchausen syndrome, a disorder characterized by people taking extraordinary measures to fake illnesses or psychological trauma for the sole purpose of attracting attention and sympathy from others. Munchausen suffer...
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I just finished the Hulu miniseries The Act. It is a fascinating and well done show about a girl who was medically abused by her mother.
The mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, hoodwinked medical doctors, charity organizations, and neighbors. She kept he...
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The story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, as told through the HBO documentary "Mommy Dead and Dearest" and Hulu's docuseries "The Act", has raised awareness around factitious disorder imposed on another (FDIA), previously called Munchausen by proxy. Dee De...
