psychological disorder
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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
Her 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, said her trial attorney, Michael Stanfield.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2023
Epic Games has argued that video-game addiction is not a recognised psychological disorder.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2022
It's time to recognize that we truly can't arrest or prosecute our way out of a psychological disorder that is fundamentally defined by the fact it continues despite negative consequences.
From Salon • Feb. 24, 2022
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
