Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Working with Children and their Families . By M. Herbert. Family Abuse and its Consequences. New Directions in Research . Edited by Gerald T. Hotaling, David Finkelhor, John T. Kirkpatrick and Murray A. Coping with Family Violence. Research and Policy Perspectives . Edited by Gerald T. Hotaling, David Finkelhor, John T. Epilepsy . Edited by Anthony Hopkins. Recent Advances in Epilepsy , Vol. 4. Edited by Timothy Pedley and Brian Meldrum. Childhood Obesity–A Biobehavioural Perspective . Edited by N. A. Krasnegor, G. D. Grave and N. Kretchmer. Enriching Heredity: The Impact of the Environment on the Anatomy of the Brain. By Marian C. Diamond. Child Psychiatry: A Developmental Approach. By Philip Graham. Annual Progress in Child Psychiatry and Child Development. Edited by S. Chess, A. Thomas and M. E. Hertzig. Children Who Don't Want to Live. Understanding and Treating the Suicidal Child. By I. Orbach. The Beginnings of Social Understanding. By Judy Dunn. Children's Reading and the Development of Phonological Awareness. Edited by Keith E. Stanovich. Dimensions of Substitute Child Care: A Comparative Study of Foster and Residential Care Practice. By M. J. Colton. Rituals in Families and Family Therapy. Edited by E. Imber‐Black, J. Roberts and R. Whiting. Paediatric Behavioural Neurology , Vol. 2, Aspects of Information Processing. By L. de Sonneville and C. Njiokiktjien. Management and the Psychology of Schooling. Edited by Neville Jones and John Sayer. Clinical Practice in Adoption. By R. C. Winkler, D. W. Brown, M. van Keppel and A. Blanchard. Interactive Approaches to the Education of Children with Severe Learning Difficulties. Edited by Beryl Smith. Autism. By Laura Schreibman. Innovative Intervention in Child and Adolescent Therapy. Edited by Charles Schaefer.