# A tale of mental illness -- from the inside

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2012
- Speaker: Elyn Saks
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/elyn_saks_a_tale_of_mental_illness_from_the_inside)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

"Is it okay if I totally trash your office?" It's a question Elyn Saks once asked her doctor, and it wasn't a joke. A legal scholar, in 2007 Saks came forward with her own story of schizophrenia, controlled by drugs and therapy but ever-present. In this powerful talk, she asks us to see people with mental illness clearly, honestly and compassionately.

## Lectures

1. [A tale of mental illness -- from the inside](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/elyn_saks_a_tale_of_mental_illness_from_the_inside/92a032bc3ab1), 15 min (TED's player)