297 pages
English language
Published June 6, 1974 by Perennial.
foundation of a theory of personal conduct
297 pages
English language
Published June 6, 1974 by Perennial.
The Myth of Mental Illness: Foundations of a Theory of Personal Conduct is a 1961 book by the psychiatrist Thomas Szasz, in which the author criticizes psychiatry and argues against the concept of mental illness. It received much publicity, and has become a classic, well known as an argument that "mentally ill" is a label which psychiatrists have used against people "disabled by living" rather than truly having a disease.