Thomas Szasz, 1920-2012--NYTimes Obit
Reason article. Very interesting.
As the Reason article points out, Dr. Szasz never denied that there are physical and neurological causes for some brain "illnesses." What he objected to were the "diseases" that were fabricated, for the purpose of (1) enriching the pharm-industrial complex, and/or (2) treating personal quirks as pathologies, as a means of social control and repression.
We'll miss him.
With a nod to Angry Alex, who a lot of folks would like to put in the nuthouse.
Reason article. Very interesting.
As the Reason article points out, Dr. Szasz never denied that there are physical and neurological causes for some brain "illnesses." What he objected to were the "diseases" that were fabricated, for the purpose of (1) enriching the pharm-industrial complex, and/or (2) treating personal quirks as pathologies, as a means of social control and repression.
We'll miss him.
With a nod to Angry Alex, who a lot of folks would like to put in the nuthouse.
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