... Not all of them, of course. ... It all depends on definition. Do we bracket the decline of behavioral control in the elderly with disease, disability, or...
I possess a book about Alzheimer's titled "The Living Death." published in 1990 by the National Foundation for Medical Research by somebody named Guy Lushin....
... Sorry, I disagree. There is no effective treatment for the condition Reagan had (Alzheimer is a misnomer). The drugs generally prescribed, often...
Dr. Ronald Petersen, Ronald Reagan's neurologist, spoke on "Larry King Live" on Sunday, June 6. Petersen, who runs the Alzheimer's program at the Mayo Clinic,...
... In that case the state would not be interfering with the lives of private citizens but with its own property and services. Interference with itself is not...
In dealing with real public health emergencies.. These would be cases of serious contagions whose ready transmission is not preventable by those potentially...
Mira, thanks for catching my editing faux pas, and I agree with you about the medical pretext for the Final Solution. Is it possible that you could post your...
i thought about placing this group in the 'politics' section... Szasz admits state intervention is needed occasionally, so which areas do you think require the...
... I think that Szasz is right that the real issue is state interference in ... everything. Psychiatry is only one of many frauds inside as well as outside of...
although my primary interest and background is a psychiatric one, i would be more than happy for the board to discuss anything Szasz related. maybe 'narrow'...
... Are you planning to call it that, or on becoming a support group? David Oaks (Mr. SCI) has for 20+ years done an excellent job of bringing our issues to...
Hello all, Thanks to Steven for creating this board for discussing Szasz. I was alerted to the existance of this group by Tom himself via e-mail. I live in...
... I assume the word "harm" or "violation" has been omitted here. Please allow me to point out that the atrocities which we associate with WWII were also...
Steven, what do you mean by "narrow"? Do you want to stick to Dr. Szasz's views on psychiatry? I consider him the preemminent living libertarian intellectual,...
Many thanks. Keep me posted. Today I received ONE (1) copy of FIF, so the rest will no doubt be shipped soon. Tom...
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... Likewise I notice that many people criticize psychiatry only to promote their own brand of quackery in its stead. Scientology is a famous example. Also...
hey Mira, yeah, thats a pretty cool starting point i think. one thing i have noticed is that it seems trendy for psychologists to riducule DSM, but then offer...
I'll be happy to start the ball rolling. This is my own position on the question of, what is mental illness (mi)? Mi can mean anything to anybody. Therefore...
hi Mira, ive asked Jeffrey if he can help regarding the Szasz site, just waiting to hear back... although this group is focussed on Szasz, i freely admit i am ...
hi Mira (and anyone else) my name is Steven, i'm based in England. i studied philosophy, psychology and religion at university, where i discovered Thomas ...
... You didn't ask me, but here's a suggestion anyway. Perhaps the webmaster of the Szasz site would be willing to make a link (or is there one already?). Mira...
hi Nicolas, i have to admit i have not hosted a group before, or done anything of this sort, so cheers for the advice. how did you locate the group anyway? my...
Hello, I'm Mira, libertarian and activist against state involvement in medicine (as well as everything else) in the Netherlands. List-owner, may I ask you to...
It can't hurt to try! I don't know if you have hosted a group before, but I have a suggestion: ruthlessly moderate the group. If you don't the group will soon...
hi all, well, i thought it was about time that something like this existed, so here it is. who knows what it will evolve into. my personal hope is that the...
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