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

‘Erudite, well-researched and full of compassion, shedding an important light on the human cost of serious mental illness.’

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

‘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’

‘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'

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