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Message: <blockquote data-quote="prageeth119lk" data-source="post: 17087453" data-attributes="member: 269437">Munchausen syndrome is a <a href="http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/factitious-disorders" target="_blank">factitious disorder</a>,  a mental disorder in which a person repeatedly and deliberately acts as  if he or she has a physical or mental illness when he or she is not  really sick. Munchausen syndrome is considered a mental illness because  it is associated with severe emotional difficulties. Munchausen syndrome, named for Baron von Munchausen, an 18th  century German officer who was known for embellishing the stories of  his life and experiences, is the most severe type of factitious  disorder. Most of the symptoms in people with Munchausen syndrome are  related to physical illness -- symptoms such as chest pain, stomach  problems, or fever -- rather than those of a mental disorder.</blockquote>

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