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In this seminal work, Dr. Szasz examines the similarities between the Inquisition and institutional psychiatry. His purpose is to show “that the belief in mental illness and the social actions to which it leads have the same moral implications and political consequences as had the belief in witchcraft and the social actions to which it led.”


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  • Author : Thomas Szasz
  • Publisher : Syracuse University Press
  • Genre : Psychology
  • Total Pages : 420 pages
  • ISBN : 9780815604617
  • PDF File Size : 30,7 Mb
  • Language : English
  • Rating : 4/5 from 21 reviews

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The Manufacture of Madness

The Manufacture of Madness
  • Publisher : Syracuse University Press
  • File Size : 26,8 Mb
  • Release Date : 01 April 1997
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In this seminal work, Dr. Szasz examines the similarities between the Inquisition and institutional psychiatry. His purpose is to show “that the belief in mental illness and the social actions

Madness, Heresy, and the Rumor of Angels

Madness, Heresy, and the Rumor of Angels
  • Publisher : Open Court Publishing
  • File Size : 38,6 Mb
  • Release Date : 13 May 1993
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This is a collection of seven true stories of individuals insulted and injured by the mental health system, individuals who then fought back, broke free, and rebuilt their lives. Madness,

The Manufacture of Madness

The Manufacture of Madness
  • Publisher : New York : Harper & Row
  • File Size : 55,7 Mb
  • Release Date : 13 May 1970
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Refers to psychiatric interventions imposed on persons by others.

Nightmare Factories

Nightmare Factories
  • Publisher : JHU Press
  • File Size : 36,9 Mb
  • Release Date : 24 September 2019
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How the insane asylum came to exert such a powerful hold on the American imagination. Madhouse, funny farm, psychiatric hospital, loony bin, nuthouse, mental institution: no matter what you call

Handbook of the Sociology of Mental Health

Handbook of the Sociology of Mental Health
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • File Size : 54,5 Mb
  • Release Date : 16 July 2012
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This second edition of the Handbook of the Sociology of Mental Health features theory-driven reviews of recent research with a comprehensive approach to the investigation of the ways in which

Ideology and Insanity

Ideology and Insanity
  • Publisher : Syracuse University Press
  • File Size : 31,9 Mb
  • Release Date : 01 April 1991
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This book is a collection of the earliest essays of Thomas Szasz, in which he staked out his position on “the nature, scope, methods, and values of psychiatry.” On each

Mental Health and Human Rights

Mental Health and Human Rights
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • File Size : 29,7 Mb
  • Release Date : 21 June 2012
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Mental disorders are ubiquitous, profoundly disabling and people suffering from them frequently endure the worst conditions of life. In recent decades both mental health and human rights have emerged as