Factitious disorder, previously referred to as Munchausen syndrome, is a condition in which an individual deceives others by appearing ill, impaired, or injured. This can involve faking, purposely ...

Diagnosing medical conditions is not easy. Patients can have nondescript symptoms that could point to common problems as easily as rare or poorly understood ones. They can sprinkle in irrelevant ...

Gypsy Rose Blanchard is a free woman. The child abuse victim who in 2016 was sentenced for her involvement in her mother's murder was released from Chillicothe Correctional Center in Chillicothe, ...

A psychological and case breakdown of Kendra Licari, the so‑called digital “daughter‑stalker.” We explore whether her behavior reflects a new variant of factitious disorder, what experts say, and how ...

Queensland woman Amanda Maree Power has recently been jailed after faking cancer and fraudulently raising about A$24,000 from friends, family and strangers over several years—including to pay for ...