... He's on the right track, and he does a fair job of representing Szasz's views. He rather reminds me of the six-year-old who has discovered that Santa Claus...
Have not gotten to 'The Medicalization of Everyday Life' yet, but after reading the following in Szasz's latest, 'Psychiatry: The Science of Lies,' I don't...
Hi Mira, As Dr. Szasz has just said in the Lew Rockwell interview, Democrats and Republicans are the same when it comes to psychiatry's relation to the state...
... Being over here in Europe I had never heard of Leary (Denis, not Dennis), but I looked him up through Google. He strikes me as offensive, obnoxious, and...
Mira wrote: Parents of autistic children are perfectly justified to be outraged. What objective test is there for autism? Who performs the diagnosis? Is it by...
... There are tests, such as of the reflexes. However, autism is mainly a personality trait. It doesn't require testing because it doesn't belong in medicine...
Thanks Mira, I always like your approach to my questions. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_speed_122008 [Non-text portions...
... Sorry, I meant to add that I see no similarily. Dr. Szasz's books are indeed often misrepresented, usually by people who haven't read them. Mira...
Mira wrote: I meant to add that I see no similarity (my correction). Really? The people who commented on Leary's book also didn't read it. Martin To:...
... That's a good suggestion. But a word of caution is probably in order. When entering the waters of political activism, it is wise to heed the advice of...
... LOL! I'm safe over here in Holland. Unless, of course, Obama has me extradited to the US. And he won't, because my health insurance would not be valid...