Ron Powers

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[Wikipedia] Ron Powers is an American journalist, novelist, and non-fiction writer. His works include No One Cares About Crazy People: My Family and the Heartbreak of Mental Illness in America; White Town Drowsing: Journeys to Hannibal; Dangerous Water: A Biography of the Boy Who Became Mark Twain, and Mark Twa

Quotes by Ron Powers

“To begin consciously searching into the world of mental illness is to see it snap into focus before your eyes. It is…

Ron Powers

Hiding in plain sight

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“The prefrontal cortex is a complex, fragile region of the brain. In its healthy state, it directs human impulses toward rational choices…

Ron Powers

Habits

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“Taxpayers and legislators alike seem generally ignorant of the extent to which they are being soaked by the hidden costs of this…

Ron Powers

Mental illness

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“and by staff doctors, at least one of which resulted in a pregnancy. Earlier in the chain—on March 27—Walker, wary of the…

Ron Powers

Crazy people

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“These genetic malfunctions are unlikely to produce schizophrenia in an individual unless they are stimulated by environmental conditions. By far the most…

Ron Powers

Blood pressure