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Munchhausen's Syndrome By Proxy

Volume 226: debated on Monday 7 June 1993

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information she has on the incidence of Munchhausen's Syndrome by proxy; how cases have been recorded; and how many subsequently disputed diagnoses have been made.

Specific diagnostic information on this syndrome is not available centrally. It is known to be very rare.