‘A hard-hitting and thoughtful account of contemporary mental-health practices'

'A book that everyone should read... upsetting, entertaining and fascinating.'

‘Absolutely blew me away… I cannot think of another book in the field that would come close to this. In my opinion it is an essential read for those in the mental health arena'

‘A truly important book. Radically open-hearted and vitally open-minded. Read it, and share it, and talk about it.’

'Filer does a brilliant job of bringing order and humanity to a seemingly chaotic scene'

'This is a beautifully written book that brims with compassion and wit'

‘I have never read a more powerful book about mental health’

‘At once conversational, confiding and challenging… helps us open our minds to new ways of thinking about mental health, about each other, and about our own selves’