Reprint of the 1982 edition. This book can be wholeheartedly recommended to anyone who has felt alone in their suffering of having a mentally ill patient in the family. Furthermore, it should be required reading for anyone working in psychiatry. It not only helps family members but ultimately also benefits the mentally ill. In fact, the family's acquittal has made an extraordinary impact. It became the most important book for relatives in the 1980s and remains highly relevant today with its programmatic title.