Telling is Risky Business: Mental Health Consumers Confront Stigma
"Dr. Wahl's book gives those who suffer from mental illnesses an eloquent voice. Through their own words, consumers allow us a glimpse of life as they know it, struggling to overcome devastating diseases while withstanding the misconceptions, isolation, and discrimination-the stigma- that society imposes upon them."  --Rosalynn Carter, former First Lady and Head of the Carter Center Mental Health Program"These revelations by psychiatric survivors should shatter stereotypes forever, Otto Wahl's book is must-reading for policy makers, media professionals, and all informed Americans."  --Jean Arnold, National Stigma Clearinghouse