About the editors:Clare Oakley - Clinical Research Worker, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London.Floriana Coccia - Honorary Clinical Lecturer, University of Birmingham & Specialty Registrar in general adult psychiatry, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust.Neil Masson - Specialty Registrar in general adult psychiatry, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.Iain McKinnon - Doctoral Research Fellow, National Institute for Health Research, Newcastle UniversityMeinou Simmons - Specialty Registrar in child and adolescent psychiatry, Cambridge and Peterborough Foundation Trust.

'A psychiatrist who cannot show that he or she has been involved in audit is going to be in difficulties.' Robert Howard, Dean, Royal College of Psychiatrists

• Part I. Disorders; Part II. Legislation; Part III. Physical Health; Part IV. Record-Keeping; Part V. Service Provision; Part VI. Training; Part VII. Treatment.

About the editors:Clare Oakley - Clinical Research Worker, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London.Floriana Coccia - Honorary Clinical Lecturer, University of Birmingham & Specialty Registrar in general adult psychiatry, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust.Neil Masson - Specialty Registrar in general adult psychiatry, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.Iain McKinnon - Doctoral Research Fellow, National Institute for Health Research, Newcastle UniversityMeinou Simmons - Specialty Registrar in child and adolescent psychiatry, Cambridge and Peterborough Foundation Trust.

'A psychiatrist who cannot show that he or she has been involved in audit is going to be in difficulties.' Robert Howard, Dean, Royal College of Psychiatrists

• Part I. Disorders; Part II. Legislation; Part III. Physical Health; Part IV. Record-Keeping; Part V. Service Provision; Part VI. Training; Part VII. Treatment.