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The Age of Madness: The History of Involuntary Mental Hospitalization
The Age of Madness The History of Involuntary Mental Hospitalization
Author: Thomas Szasz (Editor)
During the past three hundred years, forced confinement, cruel "cures," political repression, and ritualized personal degradation have all been rationalized and justified by appeals to the dogmas of psychiatry. This book presents an account of the accumulated injustice, inhumanity, and insensitivity that man has generated in his effort...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780385048125
ISBN-10: 0385048122
Publication Date: 1973
Pages: 372
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Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell
Book Type: Paperback
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