... Mira, These are good observations. Stanton told me himself that Jeff Schaler, the editor, asked him to write something on prescription drug addiction....
Hi everyone, If you live in the tri-state area you might be interested in attending: Thomas Szasz will be speaking at the Foundation for Economic Education in...
Szasz has some interesting theories but they are largely wrong. Does someone who believes he is Napoleon come from a family or culture that encourages people...
... If a certain person wants drugs and doctors give drugs to people who pretend to be Napoleon, then pretending to be Napoleon might seem like a good idea to...
... children ... obvious ... mentioned it. ... some ... At the risk of stating the obvious, one has to goggle at the ignorance of the implied assumption that...
since i grew up in a country where large proportions of society underwent horrific torments at their childhood - whether in the holocaust or in daily life in...
... Let us put aside for a moment the Big Lie - that mental illness is not infectious, commonly said in the interests of political correctness but, more...
... I don't remember Szasz saying that anywhere. Can you give a reference? ... How do you separate the people with and without chemical brain problems? Can you...
... snip ... Wilma Boevink said in a speech she delivered at the 10th Triptych Congress in Roermond, Netherlands on November 14, 2002: "However you look at it,...
... history ... people, ... Who can say, upon the Second Coming or, if you don't believe in that, the Day of Justice, 'Behold, my childhood was free from any...
Prove it - demonstrate that an objective technical diagnosis like a biopsy or a blood test (MRI, X-ray, CAT scan etc) can diagnose any of the so called mental...
Mira wrote: I used to believe this too. But now that I'm older and know more people, ... I agree - one only has to get a hold of the family histories of the...
... people, ... victims of ... that ... 9-11 ... upbringing - ... person ... Denial) might ... Martin - you have been critical re the reading, writing and...
Richard wrote: ground rules of ... Well! What objective test do you propose to separate the 9-11 hijackers from anyone else whom psychiatrists diagnose as...
... the 9- ... actions ... hijackers ... just ... Actually it's pretty obvious from a common sense perspective that they all were different from the typical...
Richard wrote: because the typical psychiatric patient is isolated from the type of close religious, political and other associations which they 'enjoyed.' ...
... stopped "diagnosing" ... Jimmy ... What all this exemplifies is that there is something beggarly and bullying about psychiatry - it picks on individuals,...
Richard wrote: 'No, we should invest more attention in the less physically intrusive and potentially more adept rival science of psychology' - a personal...
... a ... reflected ... lackey of ... Precisely - paint that on the hospital walls! Especially at the nationally influential Instute of Psychiatry, Denmark...
... a ... reflected ... lackey of ... nosology - ... Trek is ... and it has ... about 'Counselor ... reasons behind ... There was ... dependent on ... Having...
Interestingly I found Marina Sirits's character to be rather stiff - she took herself too seriously - especially when in an episode where Barclay (Broccholi)...
Looking at the responses to my last post, I was shocked at the answers. The level of ignorance on this site staggers the imagination. Mental illness exists. ...
... face ... The existence of strangely behaving people does not in any way provide support for the concept of "mental illness." Likewise, disputing the...
Dear Mr. or Ms. Gall: Firstly, I wish to commend you for voicing your views on this forum. It must take a lot of courage to do so when everyone else on the...
... forum. It ... That is a misrepresentation of this forum. I for one feel divided on the issue and a recent post indicated likely senility in the forum ...
... Are you asking me? I was referring to Szasz's views, of course, not yours, or even my own. Whose views are okay on this forum is for the list-owner to...
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