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Schizophrenia : The Sacred Symbol of Psychiatry by Thomas Szasz (1988, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSyracuse University Press
ISBN-100815602243
ISBN-139780815602248
eBay Product ID (ePID)1101248
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSchizophrenia : the Sacred Symbol of Psychiatry
SubjectEthics, Psychopathology / Schizophrenia, Mental Health
Publication Year1988
FeaturesReprint
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPsychology, Medical
AuthorThomas Szasz
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight6.9 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN87-026769
ReviewsSzasz is a valuable critic and agent provocateur. . . . Szasz has much to say which requires answering.
Dewey Edition19
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal616.89/82
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisSzasz argues that the word schizophrenia does not stand for a genuine disease, that psychiatry has invented the concept as a sacred symbol to justify the practice of locking up people against their will and treating them with a variety of unwanted, unsolicited, and damaging interventions., 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.
LC Classification NumberRC514.S93 1988
