A tale of mental illness from the inside Elyn Saks

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 everpresent. In this powerful talk, she asks us to see people with mental illness clearly, honestly and compassionately. Talk by Elyn Saks.