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| The Myth of Mental Illness: Foundations of a Theory of Personal Conduct (Revised Edition)
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Edition: Revised
Author: Thomas S. Szasz
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Release Date: 1984-11-10
ISBN-10: 0060911514
ISBN-13: 9780060911515
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A classic work that has revolutionized thinking throughout the Western world about the nature of the psychiatric profession and the moral implications of its practices. "Bold and often brilliant."--Science
An excellent book!
| Customer Rating: | | I got the book at the date and condition I was expecting it. I am really satisfied with this order. Thank you! |
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| Customer Rating: | THE MYTH OF MENTAL ILLNES REVIEW
The Myth of Mental Illness is an interesting work that should be reading by many people before they go to visit a psychiatrist. The author describes how was the invention of mental illness, ( e.g hysteria declared to be a real disease by modern psychiatry ).
He writes about the different roles the physicians and patiens plays in a game where malingerer is punished by the physician as a form of treatment and social control.
the concept of transference is explained in a logical and funny way as well many interesting topics that contains this book. This is the most classic book that I have ever read. The argument that involuntary psychiatric interventions are crimes against the humanity is very true. |
MENTAL ILLNESS DOES NOT EXIST
| Customer Rating: | This work contains two prefaces, one from the 1961's edition and the preface for the revised edition, 1974. In this book the reader will find information about the invention of mental illness. "...In modern medicine new diseases were discovered, in modern psychiatry they were invented. Paresis was proved to be a disease; hysteria was declared to be one "
The table 2 of the chapter 3 explains the private practice situation versus insured practice, which it is very interesting to know how interacts the therapist in each practice.
I like the statement: " Those who suffer from and complain of their own behaviour are usually clasified as " neurotic "; those whose behaviour makes others suffer, and about whom others complain, are usually classified as " psychotic ". I like also this one: " there is no medical, moral, or legal justification for involuntary psychiatric interventions, they are crimes against humanity.
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judge for yourself
| Customer Rating: | | Researched well, provacative, a classic. Worth reading if only to stimulate debate regarding the medicalization of human behavior. Note that most of those that give the book one star admit to having 'mental illness' or dealing with a close loved one that has battled it; not exactly an objective starting point :) |
Waste of time
| Customer Rating: | I'm a big believer in the abuse of so-called mental illness by both "patients" and their doctors to excuse the most heinous crimes. When I bought this book, I thought that Szasz would articulate some of those concerns for me. The book, however, is a complete disappointment. It goes on endlessly about proto-language and hysteria. At some point he also sees similarities between witch trials and the way in which he perceives psychiatry to victimize patients these days, but the comparison just doesn't add up.
I'm no fan of Freud. I consider him more of a quack than anything else, but when Szasz quotes Freud in order to refute him, the follow-up argument actually makes Freud seem more logical than Szasz. All in all, Szasz comes across as carrying some kind of chip on his shoulder. As a result his arguments suffer from too many incongruities. There is a disturbing callousness about this author and his books, as well, because he does not distinguish between those who use their "mental illness" to cause harm and those who suffer from a real difficulty to cope.
Reading Szasz, one gets the distinct impression that there are no good guys because whether they are patients, or psychiatrists, everyone is a victimizer. It is not only a bleak view, it's also untrue -- and unhealthy. |
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