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M\u00fcnchhausen by proxy syndrome (today clinically classified as Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another, FDIA) describes a disorder in which a caregiver \u2013 almost always the mother \u2013 intentionally creates, fakes, or induces symptoms of illness in a person entrusted to her care, typically a child, in order to gain medical attention and social recognition as a caring caregiver. The insidious aspect: The victim genuinely suffers, while the perpetrator is outwardly seen as a selfless hero. The manipulative staging of illness makes FDIA one of the most difficult forms of child abuse to detect \u2013 often remaining undiscovered for years. In the world of thrillers, this syndrome is narratively highly effective: The seemingly devoted mother as perpetrator breaks fundamental expectations and creates maximum emotional dissonance in the reader. The revelation of the abuse of trust \u2013 especially when the victim himself does not understand what is being done to him \u2013 creates one of the most unsettling moments in psychological thriller literature.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Das M\u00fcnchhausen-Stellvertreter-Syndrom (heute klinisch als Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another, FDIA, klassifiziert) beschreibt ein St\u00f6rungsbild, bei dem eine Bezugsperson \u2013 fast immer die Mutter \u2013 bei einer ihr anvertrauten Person, typischerweise einem Kind, absichtlich Krankheitssymptome erzeugt, vort\u00e4uscht oder herbeif\u00fchrt, um medizinische Aufmerksamkeit und soziale Anerkennung als f\u00fcrsorgliche Pflegeperson zu erlangen. Das Heimt\u00fcckische: Das Opfer leidet […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"fact-type":[11],"class_list":["post-3833","fact-file","type-fact-file","status-publish","hentry","fact-type-sonderthema"],"acf":{"ff_id":"","ff_wiki_type":"Sonderthema","ff_category":"topics","ff_subtype":"","ff_image_url":"","ff_parent_book":"","ff_appereance":[904],"fileimg":3857},"yoast_head":"\nSebastian Fitzek - M\u00fcnchhausen-Stellvertreter-Syndrom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Erkunde \u201e M\u00fcnchhausen-Stellvertreter-Syndrom \u201c aus den Sebastian Fitzek Storys. 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