Psycho politics: Laing, Foucault, Goffman, Szasz, and the future of mass psychiatry

New York: Harper & Row (1982)
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This study of the "radicalization" of psychiatry analyzes the writings of Laing, Foucault, Szasz, and Goffman, constructs a model for understanding mental illness, and emphasizes collective responsibility for the care of the mentally ill

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RC437.5.S39 1982

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