Class Quote by Kate Zambreno

“Be dedicated to change the way in which people see mental illness, at all levels of society. If not for yourself, advocate for those…

— Germany Kent

I want to break the stigma, the silence and shame that often surrounds mental illness.

— Ritchie Torres

We enjoy a growing awareness and literacy around the symptoms of and remedies for mental illness. Thanks to brave public figures and persistent campaigners,…

— Luciana Berger

Let me tell something, seeing your name and psychiatric ward on the same piece of paper isn't the best way to start your day.

— Michael Thomas Ford

I've always had a respect for psychiatry as a profession.

— Rooney Mara

We have, in our day, witnessed the birth of the Therapeutic State. This is perhaps the major implication of psychiatry as an institution of…

— Thomas Szasz

I think anyone who speaks out about mental health, I have such respect for. There's such a stigma around it, and it needs to…

— Megan Anderson

Life can be anxiety provoking, and the more we talk about mental health, the more we normalize it and help remove the stigma.

— Alisyn Camerota

“Controversy has always existed among psychiatrists and psychologists about the validity of personality diagnosis. Some believe in the merits of the enterprise and devote…

— Irvin D. Yalom

But I realized something. About art. And psychiatry. They're both self-perpetuating systems. Like religion. All three of them promise you a sense of inner…

— Samuel R. Delany

I smile, now, thinking: we all like to think we are important enough to need psychiatrists

— Sylvia Plath

My philosophy is really based on humility. I don't think we know enough to fix either diagnostics or therapeutics. The future of psychiatry is…

— Thomas R. Insel