Quotes by : Elyn R. Saks

Mental illness" is among the most stigmatized of categories.' People are ashamed of being mentally ill.....

The humanity we all share is more important than the mental illnesses we may not

No one would ever say that someone with a broken arm or a broken leg is less than a whole person, but....

There’s a tremendous need to implode the myths of mental illness, to put a face on it, to show people....

The simple truth is, not every fight can be won.

Stigma against mental illness is a scourge with many faces, and the medical community wears a number....

My good fortune is not that I've recovered from mental illness. I have not, nor will I ever. My good....

in my experience, the words “now just calm down” almost inevitably have the opposite effect on the....

Dropping in and out of your own life (for psychotic breaks, or treatment in a hospital) isn’t like....