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The Myth of Mental Illness
Abstract
At the core of virtually all contemporary psychiatric theories and practices lies the concept of mental illness. A critical examination of this concept is therefore indispensable for understanding the ideas, institutions, and interventions of psychiatrists. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
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- Authors
- Szasz, T.
- Venue
- Biomedical Ethics and the Law
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Published
- 1979
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 121-130
- OpenAlex
- W2102945862
- Cited by
- 2,645
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 441.56
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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