Law, Liberty and Psychiatry: An Inquiry Into the Social Uses of Mental Health Practices

By Thomas Szasz

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815602421
• ISBN13: 9780815602422
• Release Date: October 1989
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.2"