Shared Decision Making in Schizophrenia Treatment

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Sir: I read with great interest the article by Hamann et al.¹ inthe July 2007 issue of the Journal. First, I applaud the authors’ focused effort^2,3 to answer the thorny question about whetherand how patients with schizophrenia can be engaged in therapeuticdecisions and what the consequences of this inclusionmight be.My first comment refers to some of the numbers reported inthe article.’ ‹