Schizophrenia: The Sacred Symbol of Psychiatry

Schizophrenia: The Sacred Symbol of Psychiatry - Paperback

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Schizophrenia: The Sacred Symbol of Psychiatry

Schizophrenia: The Sacred Symbol of Psychiatry - Paperback

$21.55
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by Thomas Szasz (Author)

Schizophrenia: The Sacred Symbol of Psychiatry examines the concept of schizophrenia and the origins of its classification as a disease. Szasz convincing argues that rather than a medical diagnosis, the word schizophrenia is a symbol employed by psychiatrists as a means of control.

Author Biography

Thomas Szasz is the author of over four hundred articles and nineteen books; among the most recent are The
Therapeutic State: Psychiatry in the Mirror of Current Events and Insanity: The Idea and Its Consequences. He was both a practicing psychiatrist and a professor of psychiatry at the Health Science Center, State University of New York, in Syracuse.

Number of Pages: 256
Dimensions: 0.69 x 8.41 x 5.28 IN
Publication Date: April 01, 1988
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