[euthymiclabs]

In psychiatry, we've thankfully replaced the term "Munchausen syndrome by proxy" with the much more accurate "medical child abuse." Parents hurting children by creating medical illness is an important problem to monitor for--not a medical disease.

I'm not sure recruiters are that malignant. But understanding their role, their incentives, and what you can rationally do about this is an important discussion.

[benrothke]

Thank you for the clarification. True, not all recruiters are like that. But people use them with trust. But in the end, can be hurt by that blind trust.

[euthymiclabs]

Agreed. Blind trust is always a serious risk.