In reviewing hospital security tapes,several parents are observed trying to do physical harm to their children.These parents may be diagnosed with ________,a rare mental disorder in which parents fabricate or induce illness or injury in their children.

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Munchausen-by-proxy syndrome is a rare mental disorder in which a caregiver, usually a parent, fabricates or induces illness or injury in their child in order to gain attention and sympathy for themselves. It can involve actions such as tampering with medical equipment or administering harmful substances. This disorder is also sometimes referred to as Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another (FDIA) or Medical Child Abuse.

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