The myth of mental illness : foundations of a theory of personal conduct / Thomas S. Szasz.
By: Szasz, Thomas Stephen
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BookPublisher: New York : Harper Perennial, 2010Edition: 1st Harper Perennial ed.Description: xxx, 329 p. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 9780061771224.Subject(s): Psychiatry | Mental illness | HysteriaDDC classification: 616.89 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 616.89 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00196496 |
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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.
"The most influential critique of psychiatry ever written, Szasz's classic 1974 book revolutionized thinking about the nature of the psychiatric profession and the moral implications of its practices."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-321) and indexes.
Preface: Fifty years after The myth of mental illness -- Part one. The myth of mental illness -- Growth and structure of the myth -- Hysteria: an example of the myth -- Part two. Foundations of a theory of personal conduct -- Semiotical analysis of behavior -- Rule-following analysis of behavior -- Game-model analysis of behavior.