The myth of mental illness
Subtitle: foundations of a theory of personal conduct
By: by Thomas S. Szasz
Edition: Rev. ed.
Series: Perennial library
Publisher: Harper & Row
Published: 1974
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
ISBN-13: 9780060803308
Subjects: Psychiatry; Philosophy; Mental illness; Hysteria
Notes: APPE gift.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-289) and index.
Table of contents: title: PART ONE. The Myth of Mental Illness : I. Growth and Structure of the Myth : 1. Charcot and the Problem of Hysteria; title: 2. Illness and counterfeit Illness; title: 3. The Social Context of Medical Practice; title: II. Hysteria: An Example of the Myth : 4. Breuer and Freud's Studies on Hysteria; title: 5. Hysteria and Psychosomatic Medicine; title: 6. Contemporary Views of Hysteria and Mental Illness; title: PART TWO. Foundations of a Theory of Personal Conduct : III. Semiotical Analysis of Behavior : 7. Language and Protolanguage; title: 8. Hysteria as Communication; title: IV. Rule-Following and Analysis of Behavior : 9. The Rule-Following Model of Human Behavior; title: 10. The Ethics of Helplessness and Helpfulness; title: 11. Theology, Witchcraft, and Hysteria; title: V. Game-Model Analysis of Behavior : 12. The Game-Playing Model of Human Behavior; title: 13. Hysteria as a Game; title: 14. Impersonation and Illness; title: 15. The Ethics of Psychiatry.