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It is self infliction of wounds or injury to attract attention from doctors or others. There is also Munchausen's by proxy which has a parent or other inflicting harm on a child or other in order to gain attention.

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This is a psychological disorder, where the patient fabricates illness or symptoms in order to be hospitalized and cared for.

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What is the word for a mother that makes up a child's illnes and tries to convence the child and world that her child is ill?

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Is it at all possible to be a narcissistic sociopath while suffering from Munchhausen's?

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