This new book, drawing on the author's distinguished career in front-line psychiatric practice, describes how to optimize prescribing practice in psychiatry and support greater partnership between patient and prescriber. Proposing a direct connection between the present concerns regarding prescribing practice, to over-casual assessment and non-involvement of patients, the book explains how in creating partnership, over-prescribing can be avoided, deprescribing facilitated, withdrawal managed well and patient care improved. Concentrating on routine prescribing for psychiatric and mental health disorders rather than unusual conditions and illustrated with real-life anecdotes and case histories, this is essential reading for trainee and practising psychiatrics, general practitioners and pharmacists.