The Myth of Mental Illness, (Paperback)

from nandadevi

Szasz, a psychiatrist and academic of considerable reputation, here argues that much of what passes as mental illness and its treatment is a fraud perpetrated on the public. His thesis is that people who don´t fit into the mainstream of society, particularly those that are inconvenient or disrupt...

from renderedtruth

I discovered this book while browsing for source material for a paper I wrote in a history class. The assignment was to write about a minority group and the problems they faced in the United States during the years up until 1867. The instructor was suggesting it might be a group that we had a per...

from RoyHartCentre

Still brilliant after all these years, and underappreciated in the world of psychoanalysis. His work is influenced by Karl Popper and not Ludwig Witgenstein.

from redawson_

As revelatory and relevant today, if not more so, than one it first was published.

from RoyHartCentre

Still brilliant after all these years, and underappreciated in the world of psychoanalysis. His work is influenced by Karl Popper and not Ludwig Witgenstein.