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Psychiatry and the control of dangerousness: on the apotropaic function of the term "mental illness".

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Journal of Medical Ethics, 01 Aug 2003, 29(4):227-30; discussion 230-2, 237
https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.29.4.227 PMID: 12930856 PMCID: PMC1733760

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A comment on this article appears in "Dangerousness, mental disorder, and responsibility." J Med Ethics. 2003 Aug;29(4):232-5; discussion 237. A comment on this article appears in "Psychiatry and the control of dangerousness: a comment." J Med Ethics. 2003 Aug;29(4):235-6; discussion 237.

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J Med Ethics. 2003 Aug; 29(4): 227–230.
PMCID: PMC1733760
PMID: 12930856

Psychiatry and the control of dangerousness: on the apotropaic function of the term "mental illness"

T Szasz
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