By Martin Hemberger
Diplom Wirtschaftsinformatiker (FH)
Würzburg, Germany
A dangerous misconception, deeply embedded in psychiatry, is that the return of symptoms after discontinuing psychiatric medication is a relapse of the original condition. For many patiens, including me, this belief has led to misdiagnosis, suffering, and unnecessary, prolonged exposure to harmful drugs. What psychiatry labels as “relapse” is almost always a physiological response to the cessation of a substance that has altered brain functions. Read full article