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The myth of mental illness: foundations of a theory of personal conduct
New York,: Harper & Row (1974)
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Now available in a Harper Colophon edition, this classic book has revolutionized thinking throughout the Western world about the nature of the psychiatric profession and the moral implications of its practices. Book jacket.
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