<unk>  is a type of factitious disorder which utilizes the Internet's easy access to a broad audience. The term  was coined by Marc D Feldman, M.D., in 2000. It specifically relates to<unk>  Syndrome - where a sufferer fakes or induces illness to gain attention and sympathy - and<unk>  Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP), where the sufferer creates fake illnesses in others, or physically harms others. Sufferers of MSBP are often parents who inflict fake illnesses on their children, or children.<unk>  provides a twist on MSBP in that the sufferer not only invents the illness but sometimes also invents the people involved.<unk>  has also been described as virtual factitious disorder and cyberMunch.
Munchausen by Internet
Copycat suicide
Suicide by cop
Internet suicide
Post travel depression
Unhappy triad
Teenage suicide
Munchausen syndrome by proxy