Description
This book is a collection of the earliest essays of Thomas Szasz, in which he staked out his position on "the nature, scope, methods, and values of psychiatry." On each of these issues, he opposed the official position of the psychiatric profession. Where conventional psychiatrists saw themselves diagnosing and treating mental illness, Szasz saw them stigmatizing and controlling persons; where they saw hospitals, Szasz saw prisons; where they saw courageous professional advocacy of individualism and freedom, Szasz saw craven support of collectivism and oppression.
Author: Thomas Szasz
Publisher: Syracuse University Publications in Continuin
Published: 04/01/1991
Pages: 286
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.24h x 5.26w x 0.82d
ISBN13: 9780815602569
ISBN10: 0815602561
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Psychopathology | General
- Medical | Psychiatry | General