THIS book is divided into eight chapters which I found easy to read. They cover the causes, assessments and management of challenging behaviour, including psychotropic, psychological and non-pharmacological approaches. such issues have been previously addressed in large psychiatric texts. However, this book offers something new by expanding on the authors’ experience and expertise in the field using his service’s clinical model as an example. There is excellent use of case studies to supplement the use of this model and the text is well illustrated throughout.