Peter Lehmann (Ed.)
Coming off Psychiatric Drugs: Successful Withdrawal from Neuroleptics, Antidepressants, Lithium, Carbamazepine and Tranquilizers


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  • American edition, soft cover, 352 pages, 15 x 21 cm, ISBN 978-0-9788399-0-1 [= 978-1-891408-98-4]. Berlin · Eugene, OR (USA) · Shrewsbury (UK): Peter Lehmann Publishing 2004. € 21.90 / CHF 38.- / US-$ 34.50 / JPY 3434 / CAD 35.40 / AUD 37.75 / Order.No. 455 for the English language order form (available)

  • English edition, soft cover, 352 pages, 15 x 21 cm, ISBN 978-0-9545428-0-1 (The ISBN is the only difference between the British and American edition). Berlin · Eugene, OR (USA) · Shrewsbury (UK): Peter Lehmann Publishing 2004. € 21.90 / CHF 38.- / £ 16.99 / JPY 3434 / CAD 35.40 / AUD 37.75 / Order.No. 336 for the English language order form (available)

  • German edition, soft cover, 384 pages, 15 x 21 cm, ISBN 978-3-925931-27-7: Psychopharmaka absetzen. Erfolgreiches Absetzen von Neuroleptika, Antidepressiva, Phasenprophylaktika, Ritalin und Tranquilizern. Berlin · Eugene, OR (USA) · Shrewsbury (UK): Peter Lehmann Publishing, 3rd, actualized and extended edition 2008. € 19.90 / CHF 34.70 / Order.No. 370 for the English language order form In den Warenkorb (available)

  • Greek edition, soft cover, 336 pages, ISBN 978-960-8263-81-9: Βγαίνοντας από τα ψυχοφάρμακa – Εμπειρίες επιτυχημένης διακοπής νευροληπτικών, αντικαταθλιπτικών, λιθίου, καρβαμαζεπίνης και αγχολυτικών. Thessaloniki: Edition Nissides 2008. € 22.99 / CHF 39.50 / Order.No. 650 for the English language order form In den Warenkorb (available)

  • Italian edition, soft cover, ca. 304 pages, 17 x 24 cm, ISBN 978-88-87307-48-1: Liberarsi dagli psicofarmaci – Riuscire con pieno successo a liberarsi da neurolettici, antidepressivi, stabilizzanti dell'umore, Ritalin e tranquillanti. Diegaro Di Cesena: Macro Edizioni 2008. € 14.50 / CHF 26.50 / Order.No. 560 for the English language order form In den Warenkorb (in preparation)

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The world-wide first book about "Successful coming down from psychiatric drugs." With experience-reports of 28 (ex-)users and survivors of psychiatric drugs from all over the world and additional articles of psychotherapists, physicians, psychiatrists, natural healers and other professionals helping withdraw.

With prefaces by Judi Chamberlin, Pirkko Lahti and Loren R. Mosher. Closing words by Karl Bach Jensen. Contributions by Regina Bellion, Carola Bock, Wilma Boevink, Michael Chmela, Bert Gölden, Ilse Gold, Gábor Gombos, Katalin Gombos, Maths Jesperson, Klaus John, Manuela Kälin, Kerstin Kempker, Leo P. Koehne, Jan Kuypers, Elke Laskowski, Peter Lehmann, Ulrich Lindner, Iris Marmotte, Constanze Meyer, Harald Müller, Eiko Nagano, Mary Nettle, Una M. Parker, Nada Rath, Erwin Redig, Hannelore Reetz, Roland A. Richter, Marc Rufer, Jasna Russo, Lynne Setter, Martin Urban, Wolfgang Voelzke, David Webb, Gerda Wozart, Josef Zehentbauer and Katherine Zurcher. Translations by Chie Ishii, Mary Murphy, Ivanka Popovic and Christina White.

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Publisher's Information

November 10, 2004

Dear Madam, dear Sir,

we want to draw your attention to our new book "Coming off Psychiatric Drugs," now translated completely into the English language.

The world-wide first book about the issue "Successful coming down from psychiatric drugs" primarily addresses treated people who want to withdraw on their own decision. It also addresses their relatives and therapists. Millions of people are taking psychiatric drugs, for example Haloperidol, Prozac, Risperidone or Zyprexa. To them, detailed accounts of how others came off these substances without once again ending up in the in the doctor’s office are of fundamental interest.

In this practice-book 28 people from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, Germany, Hungary, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Serbia & Montenegro, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA write about their experiences with withdrawal. Additionally, eight professionals, working in psychotherapy, medicine, psychiatry, social work, natural healing and even in a runaway-house, report on how they helped in the withdrawal process.

The chapters: The Decision to Withdraw • Withdrawal without Pharmacogenic Problems • Coming off Step by Step • Counterweights • To Withdraw with Professional Help • Better Sometimes than Forever • Professional Acting • The Time After

Sincerely yours
Peter Lehmann

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Peter Lehmann (FRG). Education as a social-pedagogist. Living in Berlin. Founder and editor, Peter Lehmann Publishing. Different publications. From 1994 to 2000, board-member of the German organization of (ex-)Users and Survivors of Psychiatry. From 1997 to 2000, member of the Executive Committee of Mental Health Europe, the European section of the World Federation for Mental Health. From 1997 to 1999, Chair of the European Network of (ex-)Users and Survivors of Psychiatry (ENUSP), since 1999, board member. More about Peter Lehmann

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