Munchausen Syndrome

History of Munchausen syndrome Munchausen syndrome is a mental disorder originally introduced by Richard Asher in 1951 (Zibis et al., 2010). Karl Menninger described Munchausen syndrome as a medical publication in 1931, but Richard Asher published three case reports, and the disease became interesting until 1951 (Turner, Reid 2002). Syndrome such as experts described in the Merck Health Care Handbook (2008) is a serious form of human disorder pretending that the patient is suffering from disease (physical or mental) without external causes.

The name "sick person of Munichhausen's disease" (MSbP) is derived from Munich Hausen's syndrome, but it is a state related though it is different from this. People with Munchausen syndrome should play illness, exaggerate complaints, counterfeit tests, or cause disease directly to themselves. In contrast, the agent Munchausen syndrome is willing to satisfy the need for positive attention by harming their children, thereby taking over the morbid role of the child through the agent. These agents gain personal attention and support by accepting this imaginary "heroic personality" and gain positive attention of others by caring for and saving their so-called sick children . Both were named after the Baronie Muhihausen (Hieronymus Karl Friedrich, Freiherrvon Münchhausen (1720-1797), a German nobility, and a literary figure based on famous stories writers).

The term "agent Munhi Houns syndrome" was originally created by British pediatrician Roy Meadow in 1977. "Munchausen agent" comes from the Munchausen syndrome in which medical manufacturing is voluntary and was named after the German cavalry officer known for his exaggeration. The most common condition of the agent Munchausen is parents who can repeatedly bring their children to a medical professional with the aim of causing symptoms to develop in children and performing surgery on their children.