American Association for the Abolition of Involuntary Mental Hospitalization explained

American Association for the Abolition of Involuntary Mental Hospitalization
Formation:1970
Founder:Thomas Szasz, George Alexander, Erving Goffman
Dissolved:1980
Type:Non-profit
NGO
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Headquarters:US, Syracuse, NY 1 3203 Roger Yanow, Sec.-Treas[1]
Fields:psychiatry
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Leader Title:Board chairman
Leader Name:Thomas Szasz
Publication:The Abolitionist

The American Association for the Abolition of Involuntary Mental Hospitalization (AAAIMH) was an organization founded in 1970 by Thomas Szasz, George Alexander, and Erving Goffman for the purpose of abolishing involuntary psychiatric intervention, particularly involuntary commitment.[2] [3] The founding of the AAAIMH was announced by Szasz in 1971 on the American Journal of Public Health[4] and American Journal of Psychiatry.[5] In the Platform Statement of the association, one can read:[4] [5]

Board chairman of the association was Thomas Szasz.[6] The association provided legal help to psychiatric patients and published a journal, The Abolitionist.[7] The organisation was dissolved in 1980.[7] [8]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Fisk, Margaret. Encyclopedia of Associations: National organizations of the U.S.. 1976. Gale Research Company. 081030127X. 742. 2015-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20160527190900/https://books.google.com/books?id=siEMAQAAMAAJ. 2016-05-27. live.
  2. Book: Fischer, Constance. Brodsky, Stanley. Client participation in human services: the Prometheus principle. 1978. Transaction Publishers. 114. 087855131X. 2020-07-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20200128141727/https://books.google.com/books?id=PafpN9Q0_VAC&pg=PA114. 2020-01-28. live.
  3. Book: Gove, Walter. Deviance and mental illness. 1982. SAGE Publications. 0803918356. 201. 2015-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20160617210757/https://books.google.com/books?id=Q__aAAAAMAAJ. 2016-06-17. live.
  4. Szasz, Thomas. Thomas Szasz. To the editor. American Journal of Public Health. 1971. 61. 6. 1076. American Public Health Association. 10.2105/ajph.61.6.1076-a. free. 18008426. 1529883.
  5. Szasz, Thomas. Thomas Szasz. American Association for the Abolition of Involuntary Mental Hospitalization. American Journal of Psychiatry. 1 June 1971. 127. 12. 1698. 5565860. American Psychiatric Association. 10.1176/ajp.127.12.1698. 13 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20180930061407/https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/ajp.127.12.1698. 30 September 2018. live.
  6. Book: Simon, Andrew. Made in Hungary: Hungarian contributions to universal culture. 1998. Simon Publications LLC. 0966573420. 191. registration.
  7. Book: Schaler, Jeffrey. Szasz under fire: a psychiatric abolitionist faces his critics. 2004. Open Court Publishing. 0812695682. xiv. 2020-07-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20200128141728/https://books.google.com/books?id=Ts6cxoiO-o4C&pg=PR14. 2020-01-28. live.
  8. Book: Propp, Steven. The quest for the inner human: a novel about psychology. 2013. iUniverse. 978-1491715291. 270. 2015-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20160527135019/https://books.google.com/books?id=tUqGAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA270. 2016-05-27. live.

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