ICD-11 · 6D51

Factitious disorder imposed on another

A disorder characterized by falsification of physical or psychological signs and symptoms, or induction of injury or disease, in another individual (typically a child under care). Also known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy or Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII).

Symptoms

Falsification of symptoms in a dependent other (typically a child) (also: falsification of child's symptoms, fabricated illness in child, Munchausen by proxy, FII, induced illness in another)
Induction of disease or injury in another person (also: induced illness, causing harm to child, deliberately making child ill, poisoning child, Factitious Illness Imposed on Another)
Presenting another as ill to healthcare providers (also: presenting child as ill, bringing child to doctors for fabricated illness, medical child abuse, repeatedly hospitalising child, caregiver-induced illness)
Absence of external rewards for perpetrator (also: no financial gain for perpetrator, no obvious external incentive, attention-seeking motivation, internal motivation, medical attention seeking)
Symptoms absent when perpetrator is not present (also: symptoms resolve without caregiver, child well when separated from parent, symptoms absent in hospital without parent, remission during separation)
Child undergoes multiple unnecessary medical procedures (also: repeated invasive procedures on child, unnecessary medical interventions, iatrogenic harm to child, multiple hospitalisations of child, medical trauma in child)

Synonyms and related terms

falsification of child's symptoms, fabricated illness in child, Munchausen by proxy, FII, induced illness in another, induced illness, causing harm to child, deliberately making child ill, poisoning child, Factitious Illness Imposed on Another, presenting child as ill, bringing child to doctors for fabricated illness, medical child abuse, repeatedly hospitalising child, caregiver-induced illness, no financial gain for perpetrator, no obvious external incentive, attention-seeking motivation, internal motivation, medical attention seeking, symptoms resolve without caregiver, child well when separated from parent, symptoms absent in hospital without parent, remission during separation, repeated invasive procedures on child, unnecessary medical interventions, iatrogenic harm to child, multiple hospitalisations of child, medical trauma in child

Frequently asked questions

What are the symptoms of Factitious disorder imposed on another?

Symptoms associated with Factitious disorder imposed on another (ICD-11 6D51) include: Falsification of symptoms in a dependent other (typically a child), Induction of disease or injury in another person, Presenting another as ill to healthcare providers, Absence of external rewards for perpetrator, Symptoms absent when perpetrator is not present, Child undergoes multiple unnecessary medical procedures.

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Notes

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