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… — 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 what it is or how to do it. — 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
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