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The myth of mental Illness : foundations of a theory of personal conduct / Thomas S. Szasz. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Harper Perennial, (c)2010.Edition: first Harper Perennial editionDescription: xxx, 329 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780061771224
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RC437
  • RC437.S996.M984 2010
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Contents:
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.
Subject: 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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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library WITHDRAWN Non-fiction RC437.5.S9 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 31923001481023

"Updated with a new preface and additional material"--Cover.

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.

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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