A shock to see your child in such a bad
condition
Eva’s son Lars got the diagnosis schizophrenia
24 years ago. Like so many other mothers Eva fought alone at home
with her son’s illness for a long time before she took him
to the hospital. And like so many other mothers she was blamed for
having caused her son’s mental disorder.
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To "break the symbiosis" between me and Lars I was forbidden
to see him. But I still went to the hospital every day and asked
questions. Why was he being locked up and drugged? After four days
I was finally allowed to meet Lars and it was a chock. Lars was
bent like a knife and you could see the whites of his eyes. I thought
it was because he had caught a serious illness. But then I was told
that it was because of the medication, says Eva.
Eva often took her son home. But she and
her husband did not receive any help from the society. Eva claimed
psyhological support for her son because of the severe medical side
effects, but without success. Although she did eventually get in
contact with an almoner. After a while Eva’s son also got his
own home.
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