Short text: They ask annoying questions, take time and patience, and criticize. They want to be informed, reassured, comforted, and supported. The relatives of patients often get overlooked in the hectic daily routine of the clinic. Yet, they play a crucial role in the patient's recovery: they are co-caregivers, attentive observers of the disease's progression, appointment managers, and emotional support all at once. In professional nursing, this importance has been recognized, and there is an increasing effort to adequately integrate relatives into the healthcare system. This book provides a well-founded and practical approach to how the various professional groups in healthcare can improve the integration of relatives. It examines the individual steps in the care process: from the initial contact to information, counseling, and conflict discussions, all the way to the return home.