... Please be careful naming Szasz and Laing in one breath. Their views have little in common. ... As this list is dedicated to the work of Thomas Szasz, I...

One thing that you can be sure of when you read Szasz is that you will be engage in critical thinking which is something completely lacking in psychiatry today...

From: Martin Kessler Anyone interested in seeing what Szasz really thinks about Laing, should read Szasz's book, Schizophrenia. His chapter on Laing is highly...

What do u think of the suggestion that The concept and image of self is a social-construction. Not feeling at ease or feeling dis-ease is the conscious...

Schizophrenia, The Sacred Symbol of Psychiatry is one of the best, also see Jeffrey Schaler's book Szasz Under Fire. Martin ... ...

Dear Martin, Have managed to track down two books through a second hand book dealer :- "The Manufacture of Madness"; London Routledge 1972 reprint; Hardback...

Those two Szasz books are very good especially The Manufacture of Madness. Martin ... _________________________________________________________________ Find a...

Is that a "trick question"? I have a paperback copy. I checked the Library of Congress catalog but could not determine if the book in the LOC collection is...

Fri. 06/11/10 17:25 EST ... No, not at all. It's the only Szasz book I've never seen in hardcover, but that doesn't prove non-existence, so I thought I'd just...