This book is a unique, short, and practical guide to doing psychiatric evaluations of children for clinical purposes. The author uses his experience as a child psychiatrist during the past three decades, in United States, India, and Canada to provide practical insights into the art of doing excellent psychiatric evaluations of children.

The book is unique, because it deviates from the often sterile, impersonal and impractical formats and gives a personal touch, using the author’s practical experience in U.S. and abroad as the primary basis for the ideas expressed. This book will be immensely useful for students and practitioners anywhere in the world, as the author draws upon his experience not only in the U.S. but in other countries as well. A valuable source for anyone interested in children’s mental health.