Edited by Bernard Lerer. Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2002, pp 446, £95.00. ISBN 0-521-80617-8

In the introductory chapter of the book the author correctly states that the interface between genetics and pharmacology of psychoactive drugs is an ill known area. Knowledge of this field would interrelate nosology, genetics, and pharmacology, thus allowing choice of the most appropriate treatment for an individually identified …