Foundation Quote by George Graham

“Many so-called disorders of the mind are simply disorders of thought.”

— Vironika Tugaleva

Mental illness, of course, is not literally a 'thing' - or physical object - and hence it can 'exist' only in the same sort…

— Thomas Szasz

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

— Jon Rappoport

“The term "cognitive disorder" implies there is something wrong with the way I think or the way I perceive reality. I perceive reality just…

— Francisco Stork

“Indeed, the underlying precept of the new science of mind is that all mental processes are biological—they all depend on organic molecules and cellular…

— Eric Kandel

I think there is a metaphysical problem of the relation between mind and body. Thinking that there is no metaphysical dimension to the problem…

— Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra

Careful studies of cases dealing with supposed 'mental disorder' have at times revealed that many thought to be insane or warped in some fashion…

— Aberjhani

Mental illness is no myth, as some have claimed. It is a disturbance in our sense of possession of a stable inner self that…

— Camille Paglia

Theories that diseases are caused by mental states and can be cured by will power, are always an index of how much is not…

— Susan Sontag

“The distinction between diseases of "brain" and "mind," between "neurological" problems and "psychological" or "psychiatric" ones, is an unfortunate cultural inheritance that permeates society…

— António R. Damásio

The problem with mental illness, as opposed to physical illness, is that it involves wrong thinking or impaired insight. You're not thinking correctly.

— Margaret Trudeau

“Despite our attachment to the notion of free will, most of us know that disorders of the brain can trump the best intentions of…

— Sam Harris