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Peter Lehmann

Peter Lehmann, D. Phil. h.c., is a certified pedagogue, independent publisher, author, freelance activist in Berlin, and Associate of the International Institute for Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal. In 2010, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and in 2011, the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany by the President of Germany. English publications include, "Alternatives beyond Psychiatry" (2007, edited together with Peter Stastny; also as e-book available); "Withdrawal from Prescribed Psychotropic Drugs" (2023, edited together with Craig Newnes; also as e-book available).
Coming off Psychiatric Drugs

Coming off Psychiatric Drugs

The first book in the world about the issue of successfully coming off psychiatric drugs primarily addresses people in treatment who decide to withdraw. It also addresses their relatives and therapists.Millions of people are taking psychiatric drugs, such as Haloperidol, Prozac, Risperidone or Zyprexa; for them, detailed accounts of how others came off these substances without ending up in the doctor's office, are of fundamental interest.

Psychopharmaka absetzen

Psychopharmaka absetzen

Millionen Menschen nehmen Psychopharmaka (zum Beispiel Amitriptylin, Citalopram, Diazepam, Haldol, Lithium, Medikinet, Quetiapin, Risperidon, Tavor, Venlafaxin). Für sie sind detaillierte Erfahrungsberichte, wie diese Substanzen – evtl. kleinschrittig – abgesetzt wurden, ohne gleich wieder im Behandlungszimmer des Arztes oder in der Klinik zu landen, von existenziellem Interesse.

Coming off Psychiatric Drugs

Coming off Psychiatric Drugs

The first book in the world about the issue of successfully coming off psychiatric drugs primarily addresses people in treatment who decide to withdraw. It also addresses their relatives and therapists.Millions of people are taking psychiatric drugs, such as Haloperidol, Prozac, Risperidone or Zyprexa; for them, detailed accounts of how others came off these substances without ending up in the doctor's office, are of fundamental interest.

Psychopharmaka absetzen

Psychopharmaka absetzen

Millionen Menschen nehmen Psychopharmaka (zum Beispiel Amitriptylin, Citalopram, Diazepam, Haldol, Lithium, Medikinet, Quetiapin, Risperidon, Tavor, Venlafaxin). Für sie sind detaillierte Erfahrungsberichte, wie diese Substanzen – evtl. kleinschrittig – abgesetzt wurden, ohne gleich wieder im Behandlungszimmer des Arztes oder in der Klinik zu landen, von existenziellem Interesse.

Psychopharmaka absetzen

Psychopharmaka absetzen

Millionen Menschen nehmen Psychopharmaka (zum Beispiel Amitriptylin, Citalopram, Diazepam, Haldol, Lithium, Medikinet, Quetiapin, Risperidon, Tavor, Venlafaxin). Für sie sind detaillierte Erfahrungsberichte, wie diese Substanzen – evtl. kleinschrittig – abgesetzt wurden, ohne gleich wieder im Behandlungszimmer des Arztes oder in der Klinik zu landen, von existenziellem Interesse.

Coming off Psychiatric Drugs

Coming off Psychiatric Drugs

The first book in the world about the issue of successfully coming off psychiatric drugs primarily addresses people in treatment who decide to withdraw. It also addresses their relatives and therapists.Millions of people are taking psychiatric drugs, such as Haloperidol, Prozac, Risperidone or Zyprexa; for them, detailed accounts of how others came off these substances without ending up in the doctor's office, are of fundamental interest.

Withdrawal from Prescribed Psychotropic Drugs

Withdrawal from Prescribed Psychotropic Drugs

Doctors, including psychiatrists, prescribe antidepressants, neuroleptics ("antipsychotics"), mood stabilizers, tranquilizers and psychostimulants all over the world, and, in most cases, without providing information about the risks of taking them and problems when stopping, for example, adverse effects, tolerance formation, bodily and psychological dependence and withdrawal symptoms.

Withdrawal from Prescribed Psychotropic Drugs

Withdrawal from Prescribed Psychotropic Drugs

Doctors, including psychiatrists, prescribe antidepressants, neuroleptics ("antipsychotics"), mood stabilizers, tranquilizers and psychostimulants all over the world, and, in most cases, without providing information about the risks of taking them and problems when stopping, for example, adverse effects, tolerance formation, bodily and psychological dependence and withdrawal symptoms.

Coming off Psychiatric Drugs

Coming off Psychiatric Drugs

The first book in the world about the issue of successfully coming off psychiatric drugs primarily addresses people in treatment who decide to withdraw. It also addresses their relatives and therapists. Millions of people are taking psychiatric drugs, such as Haloperidol, Prozac, Risperidone or Zyprexa.