A briefer version of the most authoritative and respected introductory text for the abnormal psychology course.  This allows instructors who prefer less detail to still use a research-oriented text.  As in their more comprehensive version, the esteemed author team of Jim Butcher, Sue Mineka and Jill Hooley offers students a thoroughly researched and up-to-date explanation of psychopathology, creating a learning experience that invokes thought, increases awareness, and takes students to levels of understanding that other books do not offer.