"The facts of the matter are that we……" — David Rosenhan
"The facts of the matter are that we have known for a long time that diagnoses are often not useful or reliable, but we have nevertheless continued to use them. We now know that we cannot distinguish insanity from sanity."
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David Rosenhan
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