“William Schultz has written a marvelous, fact-filled book arguing against
current biologically-based conceptions of mental illness. It is also a
very courageous book, drawing on his experiences as a patient, a clinician,
and a researcher, to challenge widespread misconceptions of mental
disorders as brain diseases. Schultz’s book should be read by all mental
health professionals, primary care physicians, people suffering from
psychological malaise, and their families. It may change the way you
work and theway you live.”

— Dr. Irving Kirsch
Harvard Medical School

“Drawing on his experiences as a clinician, and through meticulous research, William Schultz investigates the relationship between the brain and behavior with stunning clarity. He doesn’t deny the possible role of biological mechanisms in mental disorders. Instead, he uses a data-driven approach to demonstrate the importance of behavioral treatments, like cognitive behavioral therapy…I write this as a pharmacologist that fully believes medications can have value in the treatment of psychopathologies and as a researcher investigating how biological mechanisms impact behavior…This knowledge ought to drive how we view mental health and its treatments.”

— Dr. Fernando B. de Moura
Scientist at the FDA, Formerly at Harvard Medical School