ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

E. Fuller Torrey

Okay kid, you've heard of doctors right? Well, E. Fuller Torrey is a doctor who has spent a lot of time studying and researching about a certain kind of sickness called "mental illness." Mental illness is when someone's brain doesn't work quite right and it can cause them to feel really weird or have strange thoughts.

Dr. Torrey wanted to help people who have mental illness and he learned a lot about it. He even wrote books and talked to other doctors about what he learned. He discovered that some people who have mental illness need to take special medicines to help them feel better. He also found out that it's important for people with mental illness to get good care and support from their families and doctors.

Dr. Torrey is still working hard to help people with mental illness get the help they need. He wants everyone to know that it's okay to have mental illness and that there are good treatments out there to help them feel better.