A guide to the day-to-day  psychiatry for trainees and residents. In a pocket format, it is designed to be a medical companion for those entering psychiatry, or for medical trainees on a rotation in a psychiatry unit. As well as diagnostic and treatment guidelines, real-life issues are addressed, including lines of responsibility, working with violent patients, medico-legal problems, and dealing with complex situations such as suicide. There is also full discussion of non-psychiatric medical problems including emergencies such as resuscitation and intravenous drug administration.