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Author : Thomas Szasz
Release : 1983
Genre : Medical
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Book Synopsis Thomas Szasz, Primary Values and Major Contentions by : Thomas Szasz
Download or read book Thomas Szasz, Primary Values and Major Contentions written by Thomas Szasz. This book was released on 1983. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The complete list of the works of Thomas S. Szasz": pages 237-253.
Author : Thomas Szasz
Release : 1983
Genre : Medical
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Thomas Szasz, Primary Values and Major Contentions by : Thomas Szasz
Download or read book Thomas Szasz, Primary Values and Major Contentions written by Thomas Szasz. This book was released on 1983. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The complete list of the works of Thomas S. Szasz": pages 237-253.
Author : C. V. Haldipur
Release : 2019-01-24
Genre : Medical
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 229/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Thomas Szasz by : C. V. Haldipur
Download or read book Thomas Szasz written by C. V. Haldipur. This book was released on 2019-01-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Szasz wrote over thirty books and several hundred articles, replete with mordant criticism of psychiatry, in both scientific and popular periodicals. His works made him arguably one of the world's most recognized psychiatrists, albeit one of the most controversial. These writings have been translated into several languages and have earned him a worldwide following. Szasz was a man of towering intellect, sweeping historical knowledge, and deep-rooted, mostly libertarian, philosophical beliefs. He wrote with a lucid and acerbic wit, but usually in a way that is accessible to general readers. His books cautioned against the indiscriminate power of psychiatry in courts and in society, and against the apparent rush to medicalize all human folly. They have spawned an eponymous ideology that has influenced, to various degrees, laws relating to mental health in several countries and states. This book critically examines the legacy of Thomas Szasz - a man who challenged the very concept of mental illness and questioned several practices of psychiatrists. The book surveys his many contributions including those in psychoanalysis, which are very often overlooked by his critics. While admiring his seminal contribution to the debate, the book will also point to some of his assertions that merit closer scrutiny. Contributors to the book are drawn from various disciplines, including Psychiatry, Philosophy and Law; and are from various countries including the United States, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Some contributors knew Thomas Szasz personally and spent many hours with him discussing issues he raised in his books and articles. The book will be fascinating reading for anyone interested in matters of mental health, human rights, and ethics.
Author : Jeffrey A. Schaler
Release : 2017-09-08
Genre : Medical
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Book Rating : 020/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Thomas S. Szasz by : Jeffrey A. Schaler
Download or read book Thomas S. Szasz written by Jeffrey A. Schaler. This book was released on 2017-09-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As it entered the 1960s, American institutional psychiatry was thriving, with a high percentage of medical students choosing the field. But after Thomas S. Szasz published his masterwork in 1961, The Myth of Mental Illness, the psychiatric world was thrown into chaos. Szasz enlightened the world about what he called the “myth of mental illness.” His point was not that no one is mentally ill, or that people labeled as mentally ill do not exist. Instead he believed that diagnosing people as mentally ill was inconsistent with the rules governing pathology and the classification of disease. He asserted that the diagnosis of mental illness is a type of social control, not medical science. The editors were uniquely close to Szasz, and here they gather, for the first time, a group of their peers—experts on psychiatry, psychology, rhetoric, and semiotics—to elucidate Szasz’s body of work. Thomas S. Szasz: The Man and His Ideas examines his work and legacy, including new material on the man himself and the seeds he planted. They discuss Szasz’s impact on their thinking about the distinction between physical and mental illness, addiction, the insanity plea, schizophrenia, and implications for individual freedom and responsibility. This important volume offers insight into and understanding of a man whose ideas were far beyond his time.
Author : Robert L. Woolfolk
Release : 2015-08-11
Genre : Psychology
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Book Rating : 924/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Value of Psychotherapy by : Robert L. Woolfolk
Download or read book The Value of Psychotherapy written by Robert L. Woolfolk. This book was released on 2015-08-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a seasoned scholar, clinician, and teacher, this lively, highly readable text probes where the field of psychotherapy is now and where it may be headed in the future. Robert L. Woolfolk explores commonalities and differences among major therapeutic approaches, as well as their philosophical underpinnings. He critiques the growing medicalization of mental health care--in particular, the attempt to fit psychotherapy to the templates of evidence-based medicine. Students gain an appreciation of the enduring value of "the talking cure" for addressing perennial questions: “Who am I?” “What can I become?” “What kind of life is worth having, and how can I achieve it?” The book makes a strong case for the benefits of psychotherapy not only as a method for treating disorders, but also as a practice that can promote practical wisdom and human flourishing.
