"Updated with a new preface and additional material"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-321) and indexes
Contents:
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.
Summary:
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.
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