Neuroleptika minimal

Neuroleptika wirken nicht kurativ. Neben somatischen und ­hormonalen Nebenwirkungen werden ihre neurotoxischen Effekte immer offensichtlicher. Daher gilt für sie nicht die oft suggerierte Alltagslogik des „mehr hilft mehr“, sondern ein „weniger ist mehr“.

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