Packed with practical advice from experts, and based on the editor's many years of organizing career seminars for psychiatric residents, Entering Private Practice: A Handbook for Psychiatrists offers a comprehensive and systematic approach to setting out on a career in private practice. The introduction details the advantages and disadvantages of private practice, emphasizing that practitioners must love their work and balance it with a successful personal life. In subsequent chapters -- highlighted throughout by user-friendly forms, samples, and checklists -- distinguished contributors present the nuts and bolts of how to find a private practice job, set up a private practice office (including technology and décor), market a private practice (internally and externally), navigate the ins and outs of insurance billing and relationships, relate to primary care physicians, steer clear of legal pitfalls, and handle common ethical problems. Joining the ranks of essential guides, Entering Private Practice: A Handbook for Psychiatrists is a must-read for any psychiatrist planning a career in or a career change to private practice.