▁can ▁ask ▁open ▁questions ▁about ▁mental ▁ill ness ▁and ▁psych iat ric ▁treatment , ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁" open ▁ph ones " ▁hours ▁on ▁his ▁radio ▁shows . ▁ ▁His ▁book , ▁work sh ops , ▁and ▁public ▁lect ures ▁gar ner ed ▁him ▁the ▁" Ex empl ary ▁Psych iat rist ▁Award " ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Alliance ▁on ▁M ental ▁Ill ness ▁( NA MI ) ▁and ▁the ▁Frances ▁J . ▁L ent z ▁Memorial ▁" M ental ▁Health ▁Professional ▁of ▁the ▁Year " ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Baltimore ▁N AM I ▁affili ate ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Eth ics ▁in ▁psych iat ry ▁He ▁currently ▁serves ▁on ▁the ▁Eth ics ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Psych iat ric ▁Association . ▁Dr . ▁Kom rad ▁cha ired ▁the ▁Eth ics ▁Committee ▁and ▁the ▁Eth ics ▁Cons ult ation ▁Service ▁for ▁over ▁ 1 5 ▁years . ▁ ▁Kom rad ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁an ▁ad visor ▁to ▁The ▁Sc atter good ▁Program ▁for ▁App lied ▁Eth ics ▁of ▁Be havior al ▁Health care ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania . He ▁has ▁been ▁very ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁intern ation ally ▁as ▁a ▁psych iat rist / eth ic ist ▁in ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁phys ician - ass isted - su ic ide ▁and ▁medical ▁e uth anas ia , ▁particularly ▁in ▁eth ical ▁opposition ▁to ▁these ▁practices -- ▁especially ▁concerned ▁about ▁laws ▁and ▁practices ▁perm itting ▁certain ▁psych iat ric ▁patients ▁to ▁be ▁volunt arily ▁e