psychological disorder

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Among the 80% of children found to be vulnerable to more than one psychological disorder, family circumstances were critical.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s attorney said the mother had Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a psychological disorder in which parents or caregivers seek sympathy through the exaggerated or made-up illnesses of their children.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2024

Her mother Dee Dee Blanchard lived with Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a psychological disorder in which parents or caregivers seek sympathy through the exaggerated or made-up illnesses of their children.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2023

The occasional scary dream is nothing to worry about, but frequent nightmares can sometimes be part of a larger psychological disorder.

From Scientific American • Oct. 5, 2023

First of all there’s the DSM, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, which lists every kind of psychological disorder known to man—that’s fun reading.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini