As a rule, I never advise or require counselees to stop medicating because I am not their physician. I don’t know their complete medical history, and it would be irresponsible for me to advise them out of ignorance. In many cases patients who stop taking their medication cold turkey will suffer severe withdrawal symptoms that make it even more challenging to think and act rightly.

— Dan Wickert, US-amerikanischer Gynäkologe, Autor und christlicher Seelsorger

Topics: Illness & Weakness, Wisdom & Understanding

Dan Wickert

Dan Wickert ist ein US-amerikanischer Facharzt für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Autor sowie zertifizierter Seelsorger im Bundesstaat Indiana. Er steht für die Verknüpfung von medizinischem Fachwissen mit evangelikaler Seelsorgelehre und thematisiert Lebenskrisen wie Unfruchtbarkeit, Menopause oder Angstzustände. Für Bibelleser veranschaulicht sein Werk, wie körperliche und seelische Belastungen aus einer biblisch orientierten Perspektive verstanden und seelsorglich begleitet werden können.

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