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Bitter Medicine: A Graphic Memoir of Mental Illness

Book by Clem Martini · 1 quotes · Mental Illness, Mental Illness Discrimination, Mental Illness Stigma

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“In exchange for institutionalization, people with mental illness today have been provided with splendid autonomy. But this particular bland of autonomy comes with a price. It’s an autonomy that allows them to survive however they may: on their own if they can, in the homes of their families available to support them–if they happen to have families available to support them–or on the streets and in prisons if they don’t. In any case, the beauty of this system is that the treatment they presently receive is killing them earlier than ever, so there will be less cost to the system than ever.”

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