Insanity
Subtitle: the idea and its consequences
By: Thomas Szasz ; with a new preface by the author.
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Syracuse, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 414
Subjects: Social psychiatry; Power (Social sciences); Mental illness; Mental Disorders; Philosophy, Medical
Description: The idea of "insanity" pervades every aspect of our daily lives. Here, Szasz contends that the term actually functions as a euphemism for problems in living, as an excuse for crime and misbehaviour, as a stigma for invalidating adversaries - and, generally, as a metaphor and legal fiction.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references p. (391-397) and indexes.
Originally published: New York : Wiley, c1987.