Law, Liberty and Psychiatry

An Inquiry Into the Social Uses of Mental Health Practices

• Author(s): Thomas Szasz,
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Pages: 281
• ISBN_10: 0815602421
  ISBN_13: 9780815602422
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Law / General , Law / Civil Procedure , Law / Mental Health , Medical / General , Medical / Psychiatry / General , Psychology / Clinical Psychology ,

Description:...

Dr. Thomas Szasz on the shortcomings of commitment procedures, and the inadequacies of protections afforded patients in psychiatric institutions. He alerts us to the existing and potential abuses of human rights in mental health programs and procedures.