Handbook of Female Psychopharmacology is described as a resource for psychiatrists, family physicians, obstetricians and gynaecologists, nurse practitioners and pharmacists, and aims to raise awareness of gender differences in the aetiology, presentation, prevention and treatment of mental disorders in women. Eleven chapters cover all the major psychotropic drug groups (anti-depressants, mood stabilisers, anxiolytics and antipsychotics) and interactions with oral contraceptives, and then address the treatment of specific disorders or situations: premenstrual dysphoric disorder, depression in pregnancy, antidepressants and breast-feeding, mood disorders in menopausal women, ‘nature's own medicine’ and substance misuse in women. The chapter on herbal remedies covers only the four most commonly prescribed herbs, whereas in reality women use a much wider range of herbal medicines. In the substance misuse chapter, alcohol detoxification during pregnancy or labour is dealt with in two short sentences and there is no mention of acamprosate. There is also nothing to assist the clinician treating underweight, malnourished women with eating disorders whose pharmacokinetics must be very different, and eating disorders are often comorbid with many of the conditions described in this text. Anecdotal evidence suggests that many clinicians still rely on asking a colleague when they are uncertain about treating pregnant or lactating women but unless that colleague is particularly well versed in this area of work they might better consult this book. However, inevitably, some sections will quickly become out of date in this rapidly changing field. It will always be worth checking the journal literature for more up-to-date information.