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163: The Science of Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome

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🗓️ 30 May 2022

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome (or, more correctly, Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another) is a condition wherein a person does almost everything they can to make someone else appear seriously ill. Portrayed persistently in pop culture, particularly with the case of Gypsy Rose - FDIA is widely known but not very well understood...

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References & Further Reading
  1. https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/fabricated-or-induced-illness/overview/
  2. https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/fabricated-or-induced-illness/signs/
  3. https://adc.bmj.com/content/78/3/210
  4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2990557/
  5. https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/munchausens-syndrome/overview/#:~:text=Munchausen's%20syndrome%20is%20a%20psychological,are%20the%20centre%20of%20attention.
  6. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32772954/
  7. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5875173/
  8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5915702/
  9. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0029646518300434?via%3Dihub
  10. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29938745/
  11. https://www.biography.com/news/gypsy-rose-blanchard-mother-dee-dee-murder

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to Sci Guys, the show where we talk about the crazy, weird and wonderful stories from the science world.

0:13.4

I'm Cori, and as always, I'm joined by my co-host, Jamp and Luke Cutford.

0:17.0

Hello.

0:17.5

Hi, howdy. This week we're talking about imitation illnesses and dummy diseases.

0:30.6

Ooh, ooh, but first, a thanks to our patrons.

0:34.6

Thank you.

0:35.6

Thanks.

0:36.6

That took you a little while, didn't it? Yeah. Sorry.

0:39.5

I didn't like it.

0:40.8

Don't worry, we've got a question to move quickly on from that pitiful, pitiful, thank you.

0:45.7

The question is, when do you last remember vomiting? Head over to our channel on YouTube

0:49.9

and leave a comment there letting us know when you last vomited. I want to know.

0:54.9

I very much want to know.

0:56.1

When's the last time you remember vomiting?

0:57.8

Well, I don't know if I can say the last time I vomited, because trigger warning, I made myself vomit.

1:04.9

Oh, Luke.

1:05.6

Only because I felt really ill.

1:08.4

Oh.

1:09.0

Yeah, not for like a reason for me wanting to vomit for any other reason, then I felt ill.

1:15.1

Okay, fair enough.

1:15.9

Yeah.

1:16.3

Yeah.

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