Psychiatric Munchausen (Factitious Disorder) By Proxy

Its stranger than most can imagine

The Frontier Psychiatrists is a newsletter. It's daily. It's health-themed. Today, the strange condition is making the news! Prior article on the topic here. This article begins with an imagined conversation between a doctor, taking a mentalizing stance, and a parent whose child has been admitted to inpatient psychiatry. The following dialog is an example of “mentalizing informed” best practices regarding these conversations.