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The myth of mental illness : foundations of a theory of personal conduct

Thomas Szasz

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STATUS: ON WISHLIST
Pages Count297
PublisherUNKNOWN
Pub Date1961-01-01
Date ArchivedN/A
Registry ID9780060911515

Summary

“The landmark book that argued that psychiatry consistently expands its definition of mental illness to impose its authority over moral and cultural conflict.” — New York Times “Controversial and influential . . . an iconoclastic work.” — Joyce Carol Oates, New York Times Book Review A 50th Anniversary Edition of Thomas Szasz’s famous, influential critique of the field of psychiatry, with a new preface on the age of Prozac, Ritalin, and the rise of designer drugs.

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