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082 _a345.73 SZA/L
100 _aSzasz, Thomas
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245 _aLaw, liberty and psychiatry: an inquiry into the social uses of mental health practices
260 _bSyracuse University Press--
_aUnited States of America --
_c1989
300 _axx, 281p.
500 _a*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
520 _aDr. 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.
650 _aSocial sciences
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650 _aLaw
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650 _aCriminal liability
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650 _aForensic psychiatry
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650 _aUnited States
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942 _cBK