"This book is a practical guide structured around case scenarios, written by professionals with current experience in this field. It will help all professionals who work with children to recognize, to understand and it possible, to prevent 'Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy' abuse." "The term Munchausen syndrome by proxy encompasses many different situations in which children are presented as 'sick' but where the 'illness' has arisen as a result of the parent's actions in producing a factitious illness either directly (induced illness) or by telling a story of symptoms which lead health professionals to believe the child has an illness." "It should be of interest to both hospital and community based paediatricians, child mental health professionals, nurses and health visitors, social workers and legal experts."--Jacket.