Quotes tagged ‘Psychiatry’

“Benton: Do you know how to start an IV? Carter: Uh, actually, no. Benton: I thought you were third year. Carter: I am, but all I've done is dermatology and psychiatry. Benton: The well-dressed specialties, huh?”

— Michael Crichton, imdb.com

“Murdock: [from inside padded cell] TRAAAAASH BAGS! I want TRAAAAASH BAGS! I want 'em! I want 'em!! Psychiatrist: [To guard] Do we have any trash bags? Maybe he'll put his head inside and suffocate.”

— Stephen J. Cannell, 'Howling Mad' Murdock, Dwight Schultz, imdb.com

“[Murdock is being shown Rorschach ink blots by a prison psychiatrist. The first picture is a butterfly] Murdock: Tractor. Psychiatrist: You don't really see a tractor, do you, Murdock? Murdock: [smiles] You're right. I was just guessing. Psychiatrist: Well, don't guess. What does it look like? Murdo…”

— Stephen J. Cannell, 'Howling Mad' Murdock, Dwight Schultz, imdb.com

“Anyone who needs psychiatry is sick in the head.”

— Mary Kay Place, Major Franklin Marion Burns, Larry Linville, imdb.com

“How come the psychiatrist, every, the hour is only fifty minutes? Wha, what do they do with that ten minutes that they have left? Do they just sit there going, ‘Boy, that guy was crazy. I couldn't believe the things he was saying. What a nut! Who's coming in next? Oh, no, another head case!’”

— Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, imdb.com

“I don't even want to talk about it anymore. What were you thinking? What was going on in your mind? Artistic integrity? Where, where did you come up with that? You're not artistic and you have no integrity. You know you really need some help. A regular psychiatrist couldn't even help you. You need t…”

— Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, imdb.com

“A possible link between madness and genius is one of the oldest and most persistent of cultural notions; it is also one of the most controversial.”

— Kay Redfield Jamison, amazon.com