This is an informative text whose purpose has obviously been to provide mental health workers with practical tools to help people diagnosed with schizophrenia. It is presented in a helpful and practical ring-bound format that means it is easy to use the forms and questions provided. The manual follows a broadly cognitive behavioural approach and as such is rather focused in its view of interventions. It also provides a lot of supporting narrative written in a style that may be appropriate to workers, clients and carers and there are useful supporting vignettes and explanations.