Formerly the Concise Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry: This is a short practical textbook for clinical medical students, as well as clinicians and health workers who see patients with psychiatric problems in the course of their practice. This text emphasises the assessment of psychiatric problemsand focuses on their management in everyday clinical practice, giving advice on the management and referral of patients to specialist psychiatrists. In this edition there are numerous tables, advanced information boxes and other features to make the book easy-to-use. There is also a new section ontaking an evidence-based approach to psychiatry.