Four years after the first edition of Psychiatry for Social Workers, by Dr. Lawson G. Lowrey, comes a second edition in the preface of which we read, 'In preparing this edition I have carefully considered the questions, criticisms, and suggestions that have reached me from teachers and practitioners of psychiatry, psychology, and social work and have incorporated them insofar as possible'. This is most encouraging and we look eagerly for the changes. There is greater clarity throughout the book, more careful definition of terms, a greatly improved presentation of material, and some good revisions in each chapter. Statistics have been brought up to date, new material has been added in the form of a section on psychosomatic conditions in the chapter on neuroses, and an entirely new chapter added on The Social Worker and Treatment. The author states that the latter is in response to requests to elaborate on therapy. He has outlined some basic principles of social casework treatment