Thomas Stephen Szasz (/ s ɑː s / SAHSS; Hungarian: Szász Tamás István; 15 April 1920 – 8 September 2012) was a Hungarian-American academic and psychiatrist. He served for most of his career as professor of psychiatry at the State University of …

Jun 14, 2018 · Best known for his 1961 classic The Myth of Mental Illness: Foundations of a Theory of Personal Conduct, Szasz was a prolific writer of 35 books and countless articles, publishing...

The Myth of Mental Illness: Foundations of a Theory of Personal Conduct is a 1961 book by the psychiatrist Thomas Szasz, in which the author criticizes psychiatry and argues against the concept of mental illness.

Sep 12, 2012 · Thomas Szasz, a psychiatrist whose 1961 book “The Myth of Mental Illness” questioned the legitimacy of his field and provided the intellectual grounding for generations of critics, patient...

Jan 5, 2018 · Why did Thomas Szasz reject the idea of mental illness? Why was he wrong when right, and sometimes just dangerously wrong?

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Get the full video at: https://www.psychotherapy.net/video/szasz-myth-of-mental-illnessPsychiatrist and social critic Thomas Szasz unsettled the psychiatric ...