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Edited by Michael Rutter and Dale F. Hay. 615 pp. Boston, Blackwell Scientific, 1994. $150. ISBN 0-632-03693-1.

The main theme of this handbook for clinicians is the importance of individual differences and mechanisms of development through life. The editors have achieved a surprising cohesiveness among the 22 chapters written by over two dozen contributors. Most chapters are substantial and are enriched by generous and well-chosen bibliographies. Considering the number of contributors and the difficulty of the subject, the readability of the book is above average. Perhaps one flaw is the use of the word "handbook" in the title, because I do not think that this work is best appreciated through topical reading or reliance on its index.

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