Disorder Quote by Allen Frances

Psychiatric diagnosis still relies exclusively on fallible subjective judgments rather than objective biological tests.

— Allen Frances

There is almost no evidence that diagnoses such as 'schizophrenia' and 'bipolar disorder' correspond to discrete entities ('natural kinds' in the language of philosophy).

— Richard Bentall

Symptoms that may seem psychiatric or psychological can actually be signs of a medical condition.

— Drew Pinsky

I've never been to a psychiatrist so have never gotten to the point where I could be formally diagnosed with any disorder. But I…

— Autre Ne Veut

There is no such thing as mental illness, hence also no such thing as psychotherapy.

— Thomas Szasz

“Statistics say that a range of mental disorders affects more than one in four Americans in any given year. That means millions of Americans…

— Carrie Fisher

Mental illness is a real thing. It has real material consequences for people who suffer from it and at the time even the most…

— Jonathan Michel Metzl

There is no definition of a mental disorder. It's bullshit. I mean, you just can't define it.

— Jon Rappoport

I don't like psychiatry. I don't believe it works. I believe psychiatrists are neurotic or psychotic, for the most part.

— Kirstie Alley

Not all people are ready to accept psychiatry as a normal branch of medicine. The general impression, as I believe, is that a man…

— Harry Segall

Diagnoses exist to help get people services they need - but there's no such thing as mental illness. We're all mentally ill.

— John Darnielle

Not all people are ready to accept psychiatry as a normalbranch of medicine. The general impression, as I believe, is that a man who…

— Harry Segall Archie Mayo Dr Max Higgins