Fabricated or Induced Illness

Fabricated or Induced Illness

Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII) is a rare form of child abuse. It occurs when a parent or carer, usually the child’s biological mother, exaggerates or deliberately causes symptoms of illness in the child.

Signs of fabricated or induced illness

FII covers a wide range of symptoms and behaviours involving parents seeking healthcare for a child. This ranges from extreme neglect (failing to seek medical care) to induced illness. Behaviours in FII include a mother or other carer who:
Persuades healthcare professionals that their child is ill when they’re perfectly healthy exaggerates or lies about their child’s symptoms
Manipulates test results to suggest the presence of illness – for example, by putting glucose in urine samples to suggest the child has diabetes
Deliberately induces symptoms of illness – for example, by poisoning her child with unnecessary medication or other substances

Reference: NHS

If you are worried for yourself or about a child then contact the NSPCC for advice and guidance.

Telephone: 08088005000
Website: www.nspcc.org.uk

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