April is National Child Abuse Awareness Month, and it got me wondering how aware practitioners are of atypical child abuse. I recently came across the mere second clear incident of it in my 20-year ...

According to USA Today, among other sources, experts believe Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, had Munchausen by proxy. The mental disorder, also known as factitious disorder, involves ...

The early release of Gypsy Rose Blanchard — who was sentenced to 10 years in prison after she pleaded guilty for her role in the killing of her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard — has thrust the ...

Blanchard received a 10-year sentence after being convincted along with then-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn of murdering her mother Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, a case that made national headlines and ...

Imagine faking an illness so well that even doctors are convinced. That is the essence of factitious disorder, which is also ...

Seattle-based author Andrea Dunlop created a podcast that caught our ear recently. "Nobody Should Believe Me" explores the psychological condition Munchausen by proxy. Dunlop talked to KUOW’s Kim ...

Munchausen by Proxy is a widely misunderstood form of child abuse that can cause lifelong mental health issues and trauma for survivors. Joining New Day NW to spread awareness on the sometimes ...

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, ...