Jones & Bartlett acquires Compact Clinicals.

Jones & Bartlett Publishers (J&B; Boston, MA), a producer of books, references, testing and assessment services, and training materials for the public safety, medicine, nursing, allied health, health administration and public health sectors, has acquired Compact Clinicals (Kansas City, MO), a medical publisher of psychiatric and mental health educational materials and assessment scales. No terms of the deal were given.

Established in 1995, Compact Clinicals publishes a wide range of diagnostic and treatment resources for medical professionals and pharmaceutical companies as well as for patients and families coping with mental disorders. It produces mental health books, assessment tools, patient education materials, and branding solution for pharmaceuticals in such areas as Alzheimer's disease, ADHD, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, conduct disorder, depression in adults, metabolic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post traumatic and acute stress disorder and schizophrenia.

J&B CEO Clayton Jones said "the titles published by Compact Clinicals are a natural complement to J&B's already outstanding list of professional resources in this field." J&B said the acquisition is the latest development in a series of initiatives that "have quickly positioned J&B as a leader in medical publisher," including partnerships with the American urological Foundation Association, Lahey Clinic, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, and the American Cancer Society.

J&B publishes books and related materials in 17 main categories, including criminal justice/law enforcement, emergency care, mathematics, computer science, fire, electrical, medicine, nursing and public administration.