Factitious disorder imposed on another

[Jessica]

Factitious disorder imposed on another is falsifying or producing symptoms of a physical or psychologic disorder in another person. It is usually done by caregivers (typically parents) to someone in their care.
This disorder used to be called factitious disorder by proxy or Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
Factitious disorder imposed on another is similar to factitious disorder imposed on self, except that people (usually caregivers, typically a parent) intentionally falsify or produce physical or psychologic symptoms in a person in their care (usually a child who is unable to contradict the caregiver