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Highlights
- In this seminal work, Dr. Szasz examines the similarities between the inquisition and institutional psychiatry.
- About the Author: Thomas Szasz is the author of over six hundred articles and twenty-four books.
- 406 Pages
- Psychology, Psychopathology
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About the Book
In this seminal work, Dr. Szasz examines the similarities between the Inquisition and institutional psychiatry.Book Synopsis
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."From the Back Cover
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.'Review Quotes
The Manufacture of Madness . . . is strictly an 8-to-1 jolt, a blockbuster. This is Szasz at his best: driving relentlessly; writing with consummate artistry and a dazzling, indeed overwhelming, scholarship. . . . It is the most important of Szasz' work to date, and it is a definitive statement, a classic of its kind, both as the underground history of psychiatry and, no doubt, as prophecy.-- "Hospital and Community Psychiatry"
Quite possibly [Dr. Szasz] has done more than any other man to alert the American public to the potential of an excessively psychiatrized society.-- "Edwin Schurr, The Atlantic"
About the Author
Thomas Szasz is the author of over six hundred articles and twenty-four books. He was a practicing psychiatrist and a professor of psychiatry emeritus at the Health Science Center, State University of New York, in Syracuse.Dimensions (Overall): 8.04 Inches (H) x 5.62 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.03 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 406
Genre: Psychology
Sub-Genre: Psychopathology
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Thomas Szasz
Language: English
Street Date: April 1, 1997
TCIN: 88971900
UPC: 9780815604617
Item Number (DPCI): 247-56-3540
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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