Mental health courts exist because the system has failed. If these people were being treated, they wouldn't end up with misdemeanor charges or felony charges against them in the first place. The very existence of mental health courts is really… — E. Fuller Torrey Copy Share Image
The very term ['mental disease'] is nonsensical, a semantic mistake. The two words cannot go together except metaphorically; you can no more have a… — E. Fuller Torrey Copy Share Image
Over the years it [the National Committee for Mental Hygiene] has championed for the promotion of 'mental health' despite the fact that nobody knows… — E. Fuller Torrey Copy Share Image
“Schizophrenia is a cruel disease. The lives of those affected are often chronicles of constricted experiences, muted emotions, missed opportunities, unfulfilled expectations. It leads… — E. Fuller Torrey Copy Share Image
Mental health courts exist because the system has failed. If these people were being treated, they wouldn't end up with misdemeanor charges or felony… — E. Fuller Torrey Copy Share Image
“Your daughter has schizophrenia," I told the woman. "Oh, my God, anything but that," she replied. "Why couldn't she have leukemia or some other… — E. Fuller Torrey Copy Share Image
![“The very term ['mental disease'] is nonsensical, a semantic mistake. The two words cannot go together except metaphorically; you can no more have a mental 'disease' than you can have a purple idea or a wise space". Similarly, there can no more be a "mental illness" than there can be a "moral…” quote by E. Fuller Torrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e4e/e-fuller-torrey-63046_approval_the-very-term-mental-disease-is-nonsensi_297011.jpg)
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