Labeling madness
By: edited by Thomas J. Scheff.
Series: A Spectrum book
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
Published: 1975
Place of publication: Englewood Cliffs, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: Psychiatry -- Philosophy; Mental illness -- Classification; Mental disorders
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Labeling theory as ideology and as science: Scheff, T. J. Schizophrenia as ideology. Scheff, T. J. On reason and sanity. Scheff, T. J. The labeling theory of mental illness. Greenley, J. R. Alternate views of the psychiatrist's role. Temerlin, M. K. Suggestion effects in psychiatric diagnosis. Rosenhan, D. L. On being sane in insane places.; title: Changing the system: Scheff, T. J. Labeling, emotion, and individual change. Schatzman, M. Paranoia or persecution: the case of Schreber. Sidel, R. Mental diseases in China and their treatment. Obeysekere, G. The idiom of demonic possession.