This user-friendly volume is written in an accessible, conversational style for introductory psychiatry courses or psychiatry clerkships -- or as an authoritative introduction to abnormal psychology for students of psychology, social work, or nursing. It introduces students to a wide range of psychiatric diagnosescovering epidemiology, clinical features, and treatment -- while providing additional coverage of special topics such as violence and suicide, legal issues that affect psychiatry, childhood disorders, sleep disorders, and both psychosocial and somatic therapies.