Depression Quote by Robert Whitaker

“suicide is a very serious problem in both depression and schizophrenia as estimates are that as many as one out of every ten persons…

— Xavier Francisco Amador

“Retrospective epidemiological studies report that 20% of the general population qualifies for a current psychiatric diagnosis and 50% for a lifetime one.4 Prospective epidemiological…

— Allen Frances

Depression is a horrible, potentially life-threatening illness - but the lives it threatens are almost always those of the people who suffer from it.

— Matt Haig

“I'll say it again - mental illness is a physical illness. You wouldn't consider going up to someone suffering from Alzheimers to yell, "Come…

— Ruby Wax

“The World Health Organization has twice found that schizophrenia outcomes are much, much better in poor countries like India, Nigeria, and Colombia than in…

— Darby Penney

I think that's the function of a lot of psychiatrists and therapists, is keeping people afloat just long enough for them to get older.

— Emma Forrest

Mental health is a continuum, and people may fall anywhere on the spectrum.

— Amy Morin

Mental illness leaves a huge legacy, not just for the person suffering it but for those around them.

— Lysette Anthony

“Bipolar is an illness not a hopeless destination it can be maintained with proper medication”

— Stanley Victor Paskavich

“Depression is becoming an increasingly serious problem. In the United Kingdom, for example, prescriptions for antidepressant drugs have risen by more than forty percent…

— Ken Robinson

I have a history of it in the family - my uncle on my dad's side had schizophrenia, and my mom's brother had depression,…

— Lola Young

Manic depressives have all the luck; they soar between crashes. The best us regular depressives can do is battle our way up to normal…

— Tim Sandlin