Significant Cases
Gypsy Rose Blanchard
What is the most popular Munchausen by Proxy case?
Falsifying symptoms
What is the most common symptom?
People seeking attention
What is the most common cause of Factitious Disorder?
What is the percentage of people with Munchausen's syndrome?
What is 1%?
Trauma and PTSD
What are flashbacks, nightmares, and severe anxiety?
Who is Belle Gibson?
Pathologically lie
What does someone with Factitious Disorder do?
Lack of attention/care in childhood years
What can drive someone to pretend they have an illness?
What percentage of people with the disorder were female?
What is 91%?
Inconsistent medical history
How do people often find out the truth?
Wrote the memoir Sickened
Who is Julie Gregory?
Not allowing medical providers to meet with family members
What is common in a Munchausen by Proxy case?
Experiencing abuse, neglect, or other traumatic events during childhood
What is childhood trauma?
The most common outcome of this illness.
What is separation?
Physical harm by unnecessary surgeries
What is a lifelong impact of Munchausen by Proxy?
How did Olivia Grant die?
Intentionally harming yourself or others
How does one convince others of the illness?
Struggle with lack of self-worth and may seek external validation through illness
What is identity issues?
The kind of abuse that causes this disorder
What is familial abuse?
Betrayal and uncertainty in a relationship with their caregiver can lead to difficulty trusting others.
What are attachment issues?
Unexpected Munchausen by Proxy case
Took bits and pieces from other people's story who have cancer to add to their own
What did Belle Gibson do?
Depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions
What is psychological distress?
Out of 100,000 6.8 cases
What is the number of cases of factitious disorder per 100,000 people?
People who are actually ill, dying from misinformation spread by someone with Factitious Disorder
What were the consequences of the Belle Gibson case?