Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Human Sexuality and its Problems. By J. Bancroft. Empirical Studies of Psychoanalytic Theories , vol. 1. Edited by Joseph Masling. Crisis Intervention: Therapy for Psychological Emergencies. By D. Aguilera & J. Messick. St Louis Birth Order: Its Influence on Personality. By Cecile Ernst & Jules Angst. Handbook of Clinical Psychobiology and Pathology , vols 1 & 2. By S. Cohen & R. Ross. Washington Questions and Answers in the Practice of Family Therapy. Edited by A. Gurman. Psychotherapy and the Practice of Child Psychiatry: Malcolm Millar Lecture. By F. Stone. Techniques of Brief Psychotherapy. By W. Flegenheimer. Psychiatric Administration. Edited by J. A. Talbot & S. R. Kaplan. Themes in Cultural Psychiatry: An Annotated Bibliography 1975–1980. By A. R. Favazza & A. D. Faheem. Encyclopedic Handbook of Alcoholism. Edited by E. M. Pattison & E. Kaufman. Physique and Delinquent Behavior. A Thirty‐Year Follow‐Up of William H. Sheldon's Varieties of Delinquent Youth. By E. M. Hartl, E. P. Monnelly & R. D. Elderkin. Mental Illness: Changes and Trends. Edited by P. Bean. The Psychotic Process. By John Frosch. Psychiatry and General Practice. Edited by A. W. Clarke & M. Lader. The Evolution of Group Analysis. Edited by Malcolm Pines. Clinical Research in Psychosomatic Medicine. By J. J. Groen. Assen The Counselling Relationship. By Susan Oldfield. Stress Reduction and Prevention. Edited by Donald Meichenbaum & Matt E. Jeremko. Medical Applications of the Behavioral Sciences. Edited by J. J. Braunstein & R. P. Toister. Interpersonal Issues in Health Care. Edited by H. Friedman & M. DiMatteo. An Introduction to Health Psychology. By Robert J. Gatchel & Andrew Baum. The Psychology of Physical Symptoms. By J. W. Pennebaker.