Here is the second of the four main findings:
2. Many people achieve a medication-free, stable wellness even after experiencing extreme mental/emotional distress.
- Nearly 70 percent of people who experienced extreme mental/emotional distress (receiving diagnoses of psychosis or schizophrenia) rated themselves as "recovered" or "fully recovered."
- Over half of individuals who have received diagnoses of psychosis or schizophrenia are currently medication free. Nearly half of the latter group have been medication free for more than five
years.