Liberation by Oppression explained

Liberation by Oppression: A Comparative Study of Slavery and Psychiatry
Author:Thomas Szasz
Country:United States
Language:English
Subject:Psychiatry
Published:2002
Media Type:Print
Isbn:978-0-7658-0145-6

Liberation by Oppression: A Comparative Study of Slavery and Psychiatry is a 2002 critique of psychiatry by the psychiatrist Thomas Szasz.

Summary

Szasz compares the justification of psychiatry with the justification of slavery in the United States, stating that both necessarily deny the subject's right to personhood.

Reception

Reviews on this book were published by Psychiatric Services,[1] The British Journal of Psychiatry,[2] [3] Ethical Human Sciences and Services,[4] and The Independent Review.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Padykula. Nora LaFond. Liberation by Oppression. Psychiatric Services. April 2004. 55. 4. 461. 10.1176/appi.ps.55.4.461. 74514592 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202163452/http://ps.psychiatryonline.org/data/Journals/PSS/3612/461.pdf. dead. 2014-02-02. 12 February 2012. 1557-9700.
  2. Persaud. Raj. Liberation by Oppression. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 2003. 182. 273. 10.1192/bjp.182.3.273 . 3. free.
  3. Schaler. J. A.. Slavery and psychiatry. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 2003. 183. 77–78. 10.1192/bjp.183.1.77-a. 1. 12835252. free.
  4. Cohen, David. Liberation by Oppression: A Comparative Study of Slavery and Psychiatry. Ethical Human Sciences and Services. 2003. 5. 1. 75–78. 1523-150X.
  5. Baker. Robert. Psychiatry's Gentleman Abolitionist. The Independent Review. Winter 2003. VII. 3. 455–460. 12 February 2012. 1086-1653.

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