MTU Library Catalogue

The myth of mental illness : foundations of a theory of personal conduct / Thomas S. Szasz.

By: Szasz, Thomas Stephen, 1920-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : A Delta Book, 1961Description: xiii, 337 p. ; 21 cm.Subject(s): Psychiatry | Mental illness | HysteriaDDC classification: 616.89
Contents:
Book one. The myth of mental illness -- Growth and structure of the myth -- Hysteria: an example of the myth -- Book two. Foundations of a theory of personal conduct -- Semiotical analysis of behavior -- Rule-following analysis of behavior -- Game-model analysis of behavior.

Bibliopgraphy: p. 311-327. - Includes index.

Book one. The myth of mental illness -- Growth and structure of the myth -- Hysteria: an example of the myth -- Book two. Foundations of a theory of personal conduct -- Semiotical analysis of behavior -- Rule-following analysis of behavior -- Game-model analysis of behavior.