Psychiatry: A Very Short Introduction

At first glance, you could be forgiven for thinking that this is a heavy-going psychological textbook. It's a bit of a beast, boasting 300+ pages of thorough text; and your first introduction to the field is the daunting title of 'Transactional Analysis'. And so it's easy to believe that this is more something that medical students should purchase, or at least those delving deep into the daemonic recesses of psychiatry… what place does it have on the shelves of those living, shall we say, 'normal' lives? Those that might, thankfully, not suffer from the various mental disorders - but instead just want a little direction to help enhance an already decent lifestyle.