All we have to show the public is how to cheat at the shell game of psychiatry, if we do that, then anyone can get ahead. If the public still chooses to accept...
... That's life, or at least life in a semi-open society. ... And one of the tricks used by those who compete unfairly is to deny that people should compete at...
... the ... thereapetic ... I am an egoist, so I will quote from The Ego and Its Own by Max Stirner I am not concerned for their permission, but so much the...
... you ... people ... suffer ... as ... to ... me ... ruin. ... What I mean by that is that I really think that Szasz believes that he can tell the truth and...
... Yes, some people use psychiatry to control, or attempt to control, other people whose behaviour they dislike. This practise depends very strongly on people...
... that ... maybe, ... an ... three card ... mean by ... other ... right to ... norms ... doing things ... his ... good ... reform ... for stupid ... good...
I wanted to forward a link to an article here: Trial Run In Brooklyn Court, A Route Out of Jail For the Mentally Ill: Judge D'Emic, With Humor, Guides Felons'...
... While this article provides gossipy details about the detainees' alleged objectionable behaviors, it reveals nothing about the "therapy" that allegedly...
When people do or say "terrible" things, the majority of the public believe that disposing of the "problem" through Mental Health Services is medically and...
According to www.szasz.com, a new book entitled "Coercion as Cure: A Critical History of Psychiatry" will be published Spring 2007. Can anyone provide any...
Mon. 06/09/05 (originally Thurs. 06/08/17 13:24) post #1 I'm very happy that you've discovered www.aliveandwell.org, Mira, and I agree with you: HIV=AIDS=DEATH...
Tues. 06/09/05 23:29 EDT post #2 ... Yes, I see what you mean...mental illness is a sick joke: But how can a joke be "sick"? Only in a metaphorical sense; and...
... It depends on how you define disease. Szasz chooses Virchow's definition as physical lesion, in which case aids would be conceptually legitimate. Mary...
Hi;)))) With regard to Szasz, Laing and their critics, please could someone/anyone suggest some good books to study in relation to 'Is mental illness really...
... 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...
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...
Here's the link to this recent story in Toronto's Globe & Mail (you'll have to copy and paste three times; sorry. I wanted this post to be easily readable. ...
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...
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