Otto Wahl, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. His major area of research interest is in public perceptions of mental illness, mental illness stigma, and mass media depictions of mental illness. In addition to his publishing activities -- he is the author of "Media Madness: Public Images of Mental Illness" and "Telling Is Risky Business: The Experience of Mental Illness Stigma" -- he also runs a stigma-busting web site of his own at https://mason.gmu.edu/~owahl/index.htm.