A collection of 12 lessons, this volume covers a wide range of concerns in mental health counseling. Each piece begins with an editorial comment, followed by an introduction which outlines the scope of the problem under consideration. The main body of each lesson presents an analysis of the subject under consideration. A list of further sources the reader can consult appears in the back. Questions based on the lesson, which can help the reader gauge how much of the material he or she has understood, are listed at the end of each article. Lessons in this volume are: "Diagnosis and Management of Substance Abuse" (Edward C. Senay), "Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, and Neglect" (Penolope Krener), "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: New Findings" (Thomas R. Insel), "The Diagnosis and Treatment of Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder" (Allen Frances and James Widiger), "An Update on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder" (Marion E. Wolf and Giselle S. Mosnaim), "Therapeutic Approaches to Erotic Transference" (Glen O. Gabbard), "Forgiveness" (Robert J. McAllister), "The Risk of Diagnosing Physical Illness as Depression" (Mark S. Gold), "Understanding Shame" (Donald L. Nathanson), "The Psychotherapy of Depression" (Anthony Storr), "On the Efficacy of Psychotherapy" (Henry M. Bachrach), and "The Diagnosis and Treatment of Multiple Personality Disorder" (Richard P. Kluft). Includes an index. (RJM)