Disorders Quotes

You'll never fully understand depression, eating disorders, or the need to self inflict, until you go through it. - Unknown

You want to avoid putting these teens together with other youths with oppositional defiant and conduct disorders. - Mark Courtney

Worldwide media exposure, which focuses on mainstream cultural values, has been implicated as a powerful force in shaping public perceptions regarding the value of thinness and hence contributory to the rise in eating disorders in non-Westernized populations. - Karen Charlton

With more than 19 million Americans affected by anxiety disorders each year; and in wake of the unprecedented, devastating blow of Hurricane Katrina, ensuring mental wellness is more crucial than ever. Mental Health Month provides an excellent opportunity to educate Americans on managing their positive mental health, encouraging individuals to balance both mind and body. - Cynthia Wainscott

While mental disorders may touch all Americans, either directly or indirectly, all do not have equal access to treatment and services. The revolution in science that has led to effective treatments for mental illnesses needs to benefit every American of every race, ethnicity and culture. - David Satcher

When it comes to adolescent eating disorders, it is usually the parents' responsibility to seek help. The girl with the eating disorder is often the last to know she is ill. - Amy Baker

We've seen tremendous growth in the parents. Only one mother's child was placed in foster care and not because of her developmental disabilities but because of (the parent's) mood disorders and domestic violence issues. - Barbara Powell

We're noticing a trend of more severe eating disorders among African-American girls. - Gayle Brooks