It required tremendous courage for Elyn Saks, a respected professor at the University Of Southern California, to admit that she suffered from severe mental illness. Going against some well-meaning advice, she refused to anonymously publish her book describing her mental illness. In an interview she said that she did not want to reduce the impact of her book even if it meant that it would jeopardize her career. The purpose of her book is threefold:
- To reduce stigma associated with mental illness.
- Create resources for better treatment.
- Reduce use of force associated with treatment.
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Related:
Link to her interview
Her bio on the USC page
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