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Author Szasz, Thomas, 1920-2012.

Title Insanity : the idea and its consequences / Thomas Szasz.

Publication Info. New York : Wiley, [1987]
©1987

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  362.2 S996I    Check Shelf
Description xvi, 414 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographic references (pages 391-397) and indexes.
Contents Illness. Defining illness -- Being a patient -- Insanity. Defining mental illness -- Being a mental patient -- The conceptual dimensions of mental illness -- Mental illness as metaphor -- Mental illness and the problem of imitation -- Mental illness and the problem of intentionality -- Mental illness and the problem of responsibility -- The practical uses of mental illness -- Mental illness as strategy -- Mental illness as justification -- Mental illness as legal fiction -- Mental illness as explanation.
Subject Social psychiatry.
Power (Social sciences)
Mental illness.
Indexed Term Man Mental illness - Sociological perspectives
Subject Mental Disorders.
Philosophy, Medical.
Other Form: Online version: Szasz, Thomas Stephen, 1920- Insanity. New York : Wiley, c1987 (OCoLC)562801490
ISBN 0471847089
9780471847083
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