Munchausen Syndrome

Have you ever heard about that?

Munchausen syndrome is a psychiatric disorder in which those affected feign disease, illness, or psychological trauma in order to draw attention or sympathy to themselves. It is in a class of disorders known as factitious disorders which involve "illnesses" whose symptoms are either self-induced or falsified by the patient. It is also sometimes known as hospital addiction syndrome.
( from wikipedia )
Here is news article posted Jan.29.2008.

Police: Walton County Woman Married To 5 Men

WALTON COUNTY, Ga. -- A woman with a long list of aliases and husbands remains in the Walton County Jail.

Officials arrested Shauna Keith last week. They said the 27-year-old woman married five men, all members of the military.
\She is also accused of having five social security numbers.
According to authorities, Keith married a man in the army in Kentucky in 2006. She then allegedly married a marine on the front porch of a home outside Walnut Grove on Christmas Eve 2007. Officials also said Keith told the marine’s family she was the daughter of 82nd Airborne Division Commander Maj. Gen. David Rodriguez.
Officials said Keith went back to her apartment in North Carolina while her new husband went to the Marine base in Camp Lejeune. Officials said she was living with another marine when they located her. Authorities said Keith has married personnel from every branch of the armed services except the U.S. Coast Guard.
Police said they believe Keith stole identities from her sister-in-law and a dead woman.
Officials said she has three children. One child lives with the father in San Diego and two are in the custody of her mother in Oregon. Investigators say Keith is currently pregnant.
She is charged with bigamy and fraud.

Her mother told that she started to lie around 12 years old and it makes her
having big troubles . Her doctor said she has a "Munchausen sundrome".


I know some who has this kind of diseas, but I have no idea with how to deal with them.

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