Mitchell Noon is Consultant Health Psychologist at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, UK with many years' experience of providing training to health professionals. The forward is by Professor Alastair MacDonald of the Lewisham and Guy's Mental Health Trust, Lewisham Hospital, London, UK, who acted as Editorial Medical Advisor for the book.

'... the use of case studies throughout the book makes it both engrossing and sometimes moving.'Health Psychology Update. 'All community nurses should find this book to be a useful aid in their work with carers. Even those people with advanced counselling and helping skills will find the particular context of this book should help to enhance their understanding of the particular needs of carers.' Journal of Community Nursing.

• List of tables. List of figures.Foreword.Preface to the Series.1. Background and Introduction.2. The task of caring.3. A model of coping.4. The needs of carers.5. Helping: the basic skills.6. Putting it all together.7. Conclusions.Appendix A: Useful organizations/agencies - UK.Appendix B: Useful organizations/agencies - US.References.Index.