A Lexicon of Lunacy Metaphoric Malady, Moral Responsibility and Psychiatry |
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| Author:
| Szasz, Thomas |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7658-0506-5 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2003 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $50.95 |
Book Description:
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This work documents the extraordinary extent to which modern diagnosis of mental illness is subject to shifting social attitudes and values. It shows how economic, personal, legal, and political factors have come to play a powerful role in the diagnostic process.
This work documents the extraordinary extent to which modern diagnosis of mental illness is subject to shifting social attitudes and values. It shows how economic, personal, legal, and political factors have come to play a powerful role in the diagnostic process.