Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: Causes, Symptoms & Diagnosis

Munchausen Syndrome by proxy, also known as MSBP, is one type of mental illness that causes an individual to lie about disease in a person under his or her care. The syndrome is named after Baron von Munchausen - an 18th-century German dignitary known for telling strange stories about his travel experiences simply to seek attention. And the term ‘by proxy’ specifies that a person is simulating