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Review: The Myth of Mental Illness: Foundations of a Theory of Personal ConductUser Review - Zora - GoodreadsI've read three of Szasz's books and will limit myself to commenting about this one, which is both outdated at some points and still far too radically ahead of its time to be considered fairly today ... Read full review Review: The Myth of Mental Illness: Foundations of a Theory of Personal ConductUser Review - Jason Scoggins - GoodreadsI'm not a Szaszian --- I think many of his ideas are quite wrong. However, he did have an important role to play in spotlighting some of the abuses of the system that were going on, and it's good to see parts of his perspective out there even if I don't agree. Read full review Related books
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