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Judging by the title, I particularly looked forward to information on how artificial intelligence (AI) techniques are or can be employed in psychiatric analysis, diagnosis, and management of patients or disorders. Upon reading Hand's preface, my hopes turned to enthusiasm. According to the author, the goals of the book are to "outline Artificial Intelligence methods in a way which is intelligible to psychiatrists (and to others] with no knowledge of computers" and to relate AI to psychiatry in general. Although the first goal meant reviewing familiar material, the second objective was certain to make reading the entire book a worthwhile effort. After all, I reasoned, some point might well be implied in the selection of material and its order of presentation.