Szasz Under Fire: A Psychiatric Abolitionist Faces His Critics
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Szasz Under Fire: A Psychiatric Abolitionist Faces His Critics

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Szasz Under Fire: A Psychiatric Abolitionist Faces His CriticsSince he published The Myth of Mental Illness in 1961, professor of psychiatry Thomas Szasz has been the scourge of the psychiatric establishment. In dozens of books and articles, he has argued passionately and knowledgeably against compulsory commitment of the mentally ill, against the war on drugs, against the insanity defense in criminal trials, against the "diseasing" of voluntary humanpractices such as addiction and homosexual behavior, against

Since he published The Myth of Mental Illness in 1961, professor of psychiatry Thomas Szasz has been the scourge of the psychiatric establishment. In dozens of books and articles, he has argued passionately and knowledgeably against compulsory commitment of the mentally ill, against the war on drugs, against the insanity defense in criminal trials, against the "diseasing" of voluntary humanpractices such as addiction and homosexual behavior, against the drugging of schoolchildren with Ritalin, and for the right to suicide. Most controversial of all has been his denial that "mental illness" is a literal disease, treatable by medical practitioners.
In Szasz Under Fire, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other leading experts who disagree with Szasz on specific issues explain the reasons, with no holds barred, and Szasz replies cogently and pungently to each of them. Topics debated include the nature of mental illness, the right to suicide, the insanity defense, the use and abuse of drugs, and the responsibilities of psychiatrists and therapists. These exchanges are preceded by Szasz's autobiography and followed by a bibliography of his works.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Open Court
Published: 08/01/2004
ISBN: 9780812695687
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.42lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.04w x 0.98d

Review Citations: Scitech Book News 12/01/2004 pg. 94
Choice 04/01/2005 pg. 1433
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