--- product_id: 51875836 title: "Dear Luise: A story of power and powerlessness in Denmark's psychiatric care system Paperback – November 2, 2012" brand: "dorrit cato christensenpeter stansillpoul nyrup rasmussen" price: "€ 49.85" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 4 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/51875836-dear-luise-a-story-of-power-and-powerlessness-in-denmarks store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # Dear Luise: A story of power and powerlessness in Denmark's psychiatric care system Paperback – November 2, 2012 **Brand:** dorrit cato christensenpeter stansillpoul nyrup rasmussen **Price:** € 49.85 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Dear Luise: A story of power and powerlessness in Denmark's psychiatric care system Paperback – November 2, 2012 by dorrit cato christensenpeter stansillpoul nyrup rasmussen - **How much does it cost?** € 49.85 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/51875836-dear-luise-a-story-of-power-and-powerlessness-in-denmarks) ## Best For - dorrit cato christensenpeter stansillpoul nyrup rasmussen enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted dorrit cato christensenpeter stansillpoul nyrup rasmussen brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Dear Luise: A story of power and powerlessness in Denmark's psychiatric care system Paperback – November 2, 2012 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61GtulrngzL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars A crucial read for patients, their families, and all mental health professionals *by R***E on Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2014* At around age ten the smart, funny, quirky, and loving little Luise is misdiagnosed. When really she has Aspergers, it is said she has a form of epilepsy. She is medicated with potent anti-seizure medications for which she initially needs hospitalization to get the dosage right.The kind of hospital ward most familiar with these meds? A psychiatric ward. From this moment on Luise's carefree, joyful, adventurous life is afflicted with erroneous psychiatric diagnoses, unneeded drugs that make her dangerously physically ill, and sheer, reckless mistreatment until she dies in psychiatric 'care' aged 32.Luise's heart breaking tale is poignantly told by her mother. First person accounts of her life with Luise are interspersed with actual letters she wrote Luise when she was out of reach - either mentally, or physically (Luise was locked on psych wards, at times strapped down in isolation for days) that Luise never gets to read before her absolutely preventable death.Luise's experience happens in Denmark, and it would be a relief to those in other countries to think this couldn't happen there. This is sadly untrue as treatment like Luise's is occurring right now on psychiatric wards the world wide.Mental health patients need to read Dear Luise to see if they might recognize their experience in Luise's. Families of mental health patients need to read Dear Luise to see if they might recognize their experience in Luise's mother's. Mental health professionals need to read Dear Luise to see if they might see their treatment and conduct in that of Luise's carers.This book has the potential to save and change the quality of many lives.We tend to think we have evolved so far for the better in relation to stigmatizing differences, judging differences, in our prejudices, and in relation to segregation, and discrimination. Luise was a gorgeous kid who happened to be a `bit different', and she was persecuted for it, to death.Perhaps we still have a bit of a way to go . . . ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars A heart rending account of a mother's struggle for her daughter's life *by B***I on Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2014* Luise dies at the age of 32 in psychiatric care of an overdoes of medicine. Through the book Dorrit Cato Christensen gives an account of her and her daughter's struggle in the psychiatric Danish system. As a Dane you think - is this really going on in my country? And yes, it is - Luise is not the only one to die of doctors insistent on more medicine - more medicine.The book was originally planned to be written by Luise and her mother, but Luise was done for before - so the mother courageously wrote it on her own.I think this book is not only for doctors and relatives to patients in psychiatric hospitals. It is a mother's fight against a system of experts unwilling to listen to both mother and child.Luise said at one point to her mother that on her tombstone should stand "Medication killed me" - and so it does.It is a very touching story - told with so much love. Read - be touched - and learn. Are such things going on in your country? ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A predictably "beyond tragic" narrative documenting the enforced use of ... *by D***. on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 3, 2014* A predictably "beyond tragic" narrative documenting the enforced use of profoundly toxic "specific" psycho-pharmacology through alleged iatro-genic grievous bodily harm to premature death, described by the "care system" as "an unintended event".The last photograph of Luise perhaps serves to illustrate profound metabolic syndrome associated with injudicious psycholeptic drug use for an implausible "diagnosis".Then add the serial incarceration, separation from family and friend's support and the insight preserved in Luise and her mother as they tried to fight an arrogant and cruel system which is, on occasion, the reality of "orthodox western psychiatry."Perhaps "Dear Luise" might be most clearly understood when read alongside: - Rebekah Beddoe - Dying for a Cure, Dr. Peter Gotzsche : Deadly Medicines and Organized Crime in chapters 17 and 18, A Straight Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Diagnosis by Lucy Johnston, The Bitterest Pills by Dr.Joanna Moncrieff, Saving Normal by Allen Frances MD (Chair of the DSM-IV Task Force) and other books of sincere and erudite questioning.From those who did find compassion, diagnostic re-consideration, acceptance of the abscence of any psychiatric morbidity and understanding of how ill-judged psychiatric prescibing can produce entirely drug induced behavioural toxicities, acceptance that an acute general medical admission for skilled supportive medical management would have prevented serial detention, we can only record profound gratitude for such unassuming psychiatric professional integrity. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hr/products/51875836-dear-luise-a-story-of-power-and-powerlessness-in-denmarks](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/51875836-dear-luise-a-story-of-power-and-powerlessness-in-denmarks) --- *Product available on Desertcart Croatia* *Store origin: HR* *Last updated: 2026-07-11*