Acknowledgments

Thanks are due to the terrific staff at American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., for all of their support throughout this project, starting with the first edition. Carol Nadelson accepted the original book proposal when no one had seen a book structured in this way and other publishers simply shook their heads. Bob Hales and John McDuffie have worked with us to improve each edition.

Dolly Konopka, my intrepid assistant, took on this edition as her first venture in book preparation. It could not have been completed without her organizational efforts, attention to detail, and cheerful patience with many, many edits and changes.

My husband, Richard Wendel, has been, as always, supportive, patient, and tolerant of all the demands on my time.

Mina K. Dulcan, M.D.
July 2006