That is one of the most important lessons from a systematic review published in Frontiers in Public Health in January 2026. Researchers Dan Wang, Mengzhen Zhao, Jiayi Yin, and Yuanyuan La reviewed 314 publications involving 455 perpetrators and 469 victims of what the authors identify as Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another, or FDIA.

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