How to Use factitious disorder in a Sentence

factitious disorder

noun

• Spanning eight episodes, The Act recounts the events leading up to the murder of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard (Patricia Arquette), in 2015, a case intertwined with allegations of abuse and factitious disorder.
  — James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
• In January 2025, Scott lodged a complaint about the couple with the Rhode Island Department of Health accusing them of Munchausen syndrome by proxy (now formally known as factitious disorder imposed on another) against both Sherry and Laila.
  — Juliet Pennington, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
• In January 2025, Scott lodged a complaint about Ghoreishi and Khorsand with the Rhode Island Department of Health accusing them of Munchausen syndrome by proxy (now formally known as factitious disorder imposed on another) against both his wife and daughter.
  — Juliet Pennington, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
• In January 2025, Scott lodged a complaint against her parents, both doctors, with the Rhode Island Department of Health accusing them of Munchausen syndrome by proxy (now formally known as factitious disorder imposed on another) against both Sherry and Laila.
  — Juliet Pennington, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
• During the trial, according to the Associated Press, Blanchard’s attorney argued that Dee Dee suffered from Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a mental illness now classified as factitious disorder imposed on another (FDIA), per the Cleveland Clinic.
  — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2026