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by Thomas S. Szasz


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50th Anniversary Edition With a New Preface and Two Bonus Essays

The most influential critique of psychiatry ever written, Thomas Szasz's classic book revolutionized thinking about the nature of the psychiatric profession and the moral implications of its practices. By diagnosing unwanted behavior as mental illness, psychiatrists, Szasz argues, absolve individuals of responsibility for their actions and instead blame their alleged illness. He also critiques Freudian psychology as a pseudoscience and warns against the dangerous overreach of psychiatry into all aspects of modern life.

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  • Title The Myth of Mental Illness: Foundations of a Theory of Personal Conduct
  • Author Thomas S. Szasz
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Anv
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harper Perennial, New York
  • Date 2010-02-23
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780061771224 / 0061771228
  • Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.06 x 5.28 x 0.93 in (20.47 x 13.41 x 2.36 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Mental illness, Mental Disorders
  • Dewey Decimal Code 616.890
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