Cruel Compassion

Psychiatric Control of Society's Unwanted

Thomas Szasz

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Syracuse Univ. Press
31 March 1998

Disability: social aspects; Psychology; Mental health services; Psychiatry

In this short work, Dr. Szasz takes aim at conventional psychiatry, and at the attendent system of courts, hospitals, and psychiatrists who confine patients against their will. The focal point is a Supreme Court case involving a man forcibly committed to a Florida asylum for 14 years. In refuting the widely held notion that the Donaldson case represents an advancement in the rights of mental patients, Dr. Szasz has put the American legal establishments on trial.

By: Thomas Szasz
Imprint: Syracuse Univ. Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 394g
ISBN: 9780815605102
ISBN 10: 0815605102
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 31 March 1998
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active