Mark S. Komrad, MD, is an award-winning [Mental Health Professional of the Year Award from NAMI Baltimore] psychiatrist on the teaching staff of Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland, and Tulane. He was the director of clinical ethics at the largest nonprofit psychiatric healthcare system in Maryland for many years. Dr. Komrad has over 25 years of experience providing treatment as well as consulting those struggling to convince a reluctant loved one to get professional help. He appears regularly on public radio, television and has had numerous articles and columns published in professional journals, newspapers, and on mental health websites.