Drs. Chew, Hales, and Yudofsky have added an important volume to the literature that will serve to advance the broader uses of psychiatric medication, patient information and knowledge, patient and family empowerment, and, perhaps most importantly, supporting the relationships between physicians (and other clinicians) and patients. James A. Bourgeois, O.D., M.D., Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco