Ruby Wax: What's so funny about mental illness?

English: Ruby Wax at the BAFTA 2007 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Diseases of the body garner sympathy, says comedian Ruby Wax -- except those of the brain. Why is that? With dazzling energy and humor, Wax, diagnosed a decade ago with clinical depression, urges us to put an end to the stigma of mental illness.

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