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• Compendium on various psychosocial aspects related to Psychiatry. • Covers both theoretical and clinical aspects related to psychosocial assessment and management; including aspects related to various illnesses. • Attempts to be comprehensive in coverage and understanding conceptually and geographically. • Thrust is on psychosocial issues pertinent to developing world; particularly Indian society and culture. • Contributions from authors across different continents (Europe, USA, Asia); academicians and practicing psychiatrists alike. • Strengths: Comprehensive; easy to read; avoidance of too much technical language; authors of different professional backgrounds; covering recent psychosocial phenomena. • Clinicians, researchers, academicians and policy makers are likely to be benefited. • Useful for varied mental health professionals, including psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurses, psychiatric social workers, and anyone else who is interested in the field of social psychiatry.