Listening to Madness
Why some mentally ill patients are rejecting their medication and making the case for 'mad pride.'
Excerpt:
After all, aren't we all more odd than we are normal? And aren't so many of us one bad experience away from a mental-health diagnosis that could potentially limit us? Aren't "normal" minds now struggling with questions of competence, consistency or sincerity? Icarus, a "mad pride" group in Manhattan, is likewise asking why we are so keen to correct every little deficit -- it argues that we instead need to embrace the range of human existence.
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