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Szasz, Thomas

Law, liberty and psychiatry: an inquiry into the social uses of mental health practices - United States of America -- Syracuse University Press-- 1989 - xx, 281p.

*Introduction -

*Psychiatry as a science -

*Psychiatry as a social institution -

*Psychiatry and the criminal law

*Psychiatry and constitutional rights -

*Psychiatry and public policy -

*Summary and conclusions


Dr. Thomas Szasz on the shortcomings of commitment procedures, and the inadequacies of protections afforded patients in psychiatric institutions. He alerts us to the existing and potential abuses of human rights in mental health programs and procedures.

9780815602422


Social sciences
Law
Criminal liability
Forensic psychiatry
United States

345.73 SZA/L

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