“The girl’s symptoms began when she was 2, and continued until she was 8. She underwent about 40 operations, including removal of her gall bladder, appendix, and part of her intestines. Doctors treated her for seizures, infection, diarrhea, vomiting and other symptoms - all the result of her mother’s actions, prosecutors argued at trial.” In a Miami courtroom, in 1999, Kathy Bush denied that she ever did anything to hurt her daughter, Jennifer. This is last time they saw each other. Kathy Bush was convicted of aggravated child abuse, and fraud, as stated in by an NBC News article. This is a classic example of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. Munchausen Syndrome is a psychological disorder where one fabricates, simulates or induces a medical condition in order to gain attention. This essay explains about this psychological disorder, what’s being done to bring it to the forefront of psychology, and some common characteristics to look for in those afflicted by it. In 1951, Dr. Richard Asher studied a patterned behavior, in patients who fabricated their medical histories and symptoms to gain attention. It was named after Baron Von Munchausen; he was an eighteenth century Prussian cavalry officer, known for telling fantastical tales of his experiences. In 1977, Roy Meadow described Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy as a variation of the syndrome, in which someone fakes or induces symptoms in someone else, to gain attention. An example he cited was where a mother caused the death of her adopted son, via salt poisoning. In June 2013, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), was released by the American Psychiatric Association changing Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, to Fictitious Disorder Imposed by Another. Since 1977, much has been done to bring Fictitious Disorder Imposed by another, previously known as Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, to the forefront of psychology. Carol D. Berkowitz stated, “More than 300 do