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Book SynopsisThis intriguing book undercuts everything you thought you knew about psychotherapy.
Trade ReviewSzasz extends the conviction he first expressed in
The Myth of Mental Illness that the concept of mental illness is both erroneous and immoral; ergo, the treatment thereof must also be immoral. Moreover, since there is no such thing as mental illness there cannot possibly be such a thing as psychotherapy. As always, Szasz underscores certain truths about abuses of psychiatric practice and makes a number of good points. Szasz’s important book will test the self-insight of anyone involved in the therapeutic process. To read this book is to be challenged in one’s thinking, excited by new ways of looking at today’s problems, irritated and annoyed, but never to be bored.
