How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
He had been slowly fed drugs by a folksinger—psychotropics—and his mind had been stretched and distorted, his thoughts pushed into the mesh of a perceptual net. […] There were residual effects. (6.64)
It isn't mental illness proper, but Jonah's permanently altered by his experiences being drugged as a kid. Poor guy.
Quote #5
"Goodman said that Dr. Spilka wants him to tell him [...] what 'sexual intercourse' with Cathy was like. My parents are paying sixty dollars an hour for this." (7.94)
Dr. Spilka is a mental health professional, and while we aren't saying Goodman is mentally ill, we are going to point out that profit is a player in the whole mental healthcare system.