Dr. Cathy Ayoub

And some of them in the extreme, I think, then go over into the third group where they tend to really make all kinds of people ill. Their spouses, their friends, you know, they may, if they're upset with a partner, they may fabricate domestic violence is something that we see. You know, it's only limited by the perpetrator's imagination, just like the forms of illness are.

And some of them in the extreme, I think, then go over into the third group where they tend to really make all kinds of people ill. Their spouses, their friends, you know, they may, if they're upset with a partner, they may fabricate domestic violence is something that we see. You know, it's only limited by the perpetrator's imagination, just like the forms of illness are.

Right. And it's more than that. What we found in our study was that about 60% of the, and these were all women in our study, 60% of them were also fabricating, exaggerating, reducing illness in themselves. We did find that a very large number of the women that we evaluated had mixed character disorders or personality disorders.

Right. And it's more than that. What we found in our study was that about 60% of the, and these were all women in our study, 60% of them were also fabricating, exaggerating, reducing illness in themselves. We did find that a very large number of the women that we evaluated had mixed character disorders or personality disorders.

Right. And it's more than that. What we found in our study was that about 60% of the, and these were all women in our study, 60% of them were also fabricating, exaggerating, reducing illness in themselves. We did find that a very large number of the women that we evaluated had mixed character disorders or personality disorders.

In other words, they had long-term dysfunctional ways of being and of acting that they had really kind of supported for a number of years. Again, on the extreme where we had women that were really chronically violent with their children in a number of different ways. And then they tended to be with other people as well, oftentimes in a very indirect or subtle way.

In other words, they had long-term dysfunctional ways of being and of acting that they had really kind of supported for a number of years. Again, on the extreme where we had women that were really chronically violent with their children in a number of different ways. And then they tended to be with other people as well, oftentimes in a very indirect or subtle way.

In other words, they had long-term dysfunctional ways of being and of acting that they had really kind of supported for a number of years. Again, on the extreme where we had women that were really chronically violent with their children in a number of different ways. And then they tended to be with other people as well, oftentimes in a very indirect or subtle way.

But, you know, I'm going to put Ipecac, which makes you vomit in your applesauce and you're not going to know what's there kind of thing.

But, you know, I'm going to put Ipecac, which makes you vomit in your applesauce and you're not going to know what's there kind of thing.

But, you know, I'm going to put Ipecac, which makes you vomit in your applesauce and you're not going to know what's there kind of thing.

Let me start with the current information because I'd love to talk about fathers. We evaluated mothers and fathers or partners in both cases. And in terms of thinking about, again, I always did this from thinking about, so how can the child be safe? How can they be cared for? And how can they have some permanent placement?

Let me start with the current information because I'd love to talk about fathers. We evaluated mothers and fathers or partners in both cases. And in terms of thinking about, again, I always did this from thinking about, so how can the child be safe? How can they be cared for? And how can they have some permanent placement?

Let me start with the current information because I'd love to talk about fathers. We evaluated mothers and fathers or partners in both cases. And in terms of thinking about, again, I always did this from thinking about, so how can the child be safe? How can they be cared for? And how can they have some permanent placement?

there were really two groups of fathers, were really two family constellations. There was the two-parent family. And in those situations, almost always the father was enabling the perpetrator. And there often times were additional maternal family members in particular that were also supporting the perpetrator. mom.

there were really two groups of fathers, were really two family constellations. There was the two-parent family. And in those situations, almost always the father was enabling the perpetrator. And there often times were additional maternal family members in particular that were also supporting the perpetrator. mom.

there were really two groups of fathers, were really two family constellations. There was the two-parent family. And in those situations, almost always the father was enabling the perpetrator. And there often times were additional maternal family members in particular that were also supporting the perpetrator. mom.

In some cases, there were other maternal family members who were really, really trying to get into the system, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and they couldn't kind of break this couple because dad really supported mom. That was really quite typical. Those father's totally stayed out of the healthcare for their kids. That's mom's job.

In some cases, there were other maternal family members who were really, really trying to get into the system, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and they couldn't kind of break this couple because dad really supported mom. That was really quite typical. Those father's totally stayed out of the healthcare for their kids. That's mom's job.

In some cases, there were other maternal family members who were really, really trying to get into the system, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and they couldn't kind of break this couple because dad really supported mom. That was really quite typical. Those father's totally stayed out of the healthcare for their kids. That's mom's job.