This collection of twenty-nine lessons on liaison psychiatry showcases current scholarship in professional best practices related to providing consultative mental health services in medical settings. Beginning with a section on basic skills and competencies in liaison psychiatry, topics discussed include classification and diagnosis, capacity and consent, psychological relations to physical illness, accident and emergency psychiatry, sleep disorders, pediatric psychiatry, and psycho-pharmacology and the medically ill. Chapters include sidebars detailing case studies and specific recommendations, and the volume includes a section of multiple choice review questions covering all topics. Contributors are psychiatrists from UK and Australian medical institutions. Distributed by Publishers Storage and Shipping Company, Fitchburg, MA. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)