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The Myth of Mental Illness

Thomas S. Szasz

Szasz's challenge to psychiatric diagnosis sharpens questions about bodily disease, social judgment, and coercive treatment. His account of hysteria shows how these boundaries are drawn.

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21 parts, about 34 minutes to read.

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Author
Thomas S. Szasz
Parts
21 parts
Reading time
about 34 minutes
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What the summary covers

  1. Introduction2 min
  2. Charcot and the Problem of Hysteria2 min
  3. Illness and Counterfeit Illness2 min
  4. The Social Context of Medical Practice2 min
  5. Breuer and Freud's Studies on Hysteria2 min
  6. Hysteria and Psychosomatic Medicine2 min
  7. Contemporary Views of Hysteria and Mental Illness2 min
  8. Language and Protolanguage2 min
  9. Hysteria as Communication2 min
  10. The Rule Following Model of Human Behavior1 min
  11. The Ethics of Helplessness and Helpfulness2 min
  12. Theology, Witchcraft, and Hysteria1 min
  13. The Game Playing Model of Human Behavior1 min
  14. Hysteria as a Game2 min
  15. Impersonation and Illness2 min
  16. The Ethics of Psychiatry2 min
  17. Conclusions1 min
  18. Epilogue1 min
  19. Summary1 min
  20. Appendix 1: Mental Illness Is Still a Myth1 min
  21. Appendix 2: Defining Disease1 min

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