The guide "Psychopharmaceuticals" offers a comprehensive and understandable introduction to the world of psychopharmaceuticals for patients and their relatives. It highlights how these medications work, explains their potential side effects, and clarifies the limits of their effectiveness. The authors, Otto Dietmaier and Gerd Laux, dispel widespread myths and prejudices often associated with the use of psychopharmaceuticals. Through a clear and factual presentation of the facts, readers are enabled to make informed decisions about their medication therapy. The guide promotes understanding of the effects of psychopharmaceuticals and helps to alleviate fears and reservations that often accompany the treatment of mental illnesses. This is particularly important to increase the willingness to take the medications and to support successful therapy.