Here's an article off from the associate press. It was printed on-line in the Wall Street Journal (www.wsj.com). I have not received copyright permission to...
Here's another interesting article: http://tinyurl.com/6vq4d In the article it states that Pfc. Lynndie England is facing possible court martial for her...
Here is another take on the Iraqi torture:- Psychology of prisoner abuse The American Psychological Assn. has a fact sheet online including reports on research...
... Abu Ghraib? Sounds to me like a perfect description of psychiatry. Where there is powerlessness, there is power. Where there is power, there is abuse of...
... <t_b_harms@y...> wrote: ... I agree that I had drifted from the original discussion thread. I also agree that the topic of addiction in the work of Thomas...
... He does. He also posits that drugs, illegal or psychiatric, do not affect behavior, nor does withdrawing from them. On these issues my opinions differ from...
Matt, Was the WSJ article based on a research report published in a journal? Can you provide the citation to the journal, if any? I believve that if there is...
Matt, A library here subscribes to that journal. I checked this morning and the issue with the flu and schizophrenia article has not arrived yet. The August ...
Larry's "thought experiment" seems silly to me. ("Silly" might be the wrong word, but I will use it anyway.) But before I elaborate, I would say that having a...
... Another good fear is a "Shrink-Phobia". The best psycho pathologic disease you can imagine. Rene...
Rene Talbot
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I had no involvement with the process, but I did just learn that the recent Oregon Libertarian Party convention resulted in *opposition* to the proposed...
... Really? How do you figure that? I don't know what the proposed law in your state is. Some states want to endow physicians with the power to determine who...
... Szasz explicitly argued against drug legalization in several writings. The book I'd turn to first for elaboration is _Our Right to Drugs_. What he makes...
((((((((((((((((((((Everyone))))))))))))))))), I am sharing these thoughts in the hope of inspiring thought and in turn a discussion ;))))) They may appear a...
i have recently been participating in the Yahoo 'Critical Psychiatry' (http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/criticalpsychiatry/) discussion group. are these...
I did not receive permission to reprint the following article. However, I think I am within my rights to reprint it here solely for the sake of discussion. The...
... Only through experiments with addicted animals can scientists who do experiments with addicted animals earn their livings, at the expense of the taxpayers...
... No. I am participating in a similar forum in the Dutch language. What they criticize psychiatry for is: not doing what *they* want it to do. Recognizing...
... But what constitutes harm seems to depend a great deal on the individuals opinion. Some people commit suicide. Would you say they are sick? ... For someone...
... That depends on how you define the word "sick". But what difference does it make whether we call these people sick or not? Sick people have the same human...
Hi thomasszaszdiscussion group, I just discovered this group the Thomas Szasz discussion group because of a post in my group. I see you are very active and...
... Well, as you say later in your post, "This is the classic beat around the bush answer." I understand that you don't think this is significant because...
as you probably noticed most of the regular participants of that group works (in all sorts of jobs) inside the psychiatric system. the others are those who...
... Why would we need such a test? What difference does it make whether someone is addicted or not? The only reason it is important to me is so that I can...
'Bibliography of First Person Narratives of Madness' Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 1:06 PM Subject: 'Bibliography of First Person Narratives of Madness' Gail A...
I am still trying to track down a site to quote for the increase of mental illness in Western society. My Doctor gave me the Australian Medical Site. I...
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