Stephen A. Green is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University, Washington D.C. He has taught medical students and psychiatric trainees at Georgetown, particularly in the psychotherapies and mental health care ethics. He obtained a Masters in Philosophy and Bioethics at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at that University. Dr. Green has served as Associate Director of the Consultation Service of the American Psychiatric Association, Chairman of the Ethics Committee of the Washington Psychiatric Society, and Vice-Chairman of the Ethics Committee of the American Psychiatric Association. He has published articles on psychotherapy, psychosomatic issues, ethics of managed care, and the relationship between psychiatrists and the pharmaceutical industry for several journals including the American Journal of Psychiatry, British Journal of Psychiatry and Pharos. He wrote a book about the association between physical and mental illness and has co-edited several others including Psychiatric Ethics and An Anthology of Psychiatric Ethics. The latter was awarded a commendation by the British Medical Association as one of the best books in mental health published in 2006.