The Myth of Mental Illness

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gptkbp:instanceOf book
gptkbp:addresses the stigma of mental illness
gptkbp:advocatesFor diagnostic labels
gptkbp:author Thomas Szasz
gptkbp:challenges the medical model of mental illness
gptkbp:contains case studies
gptkbp:criticism psychiatry
gptkbp:discusses the nature of mental health
gptkbp:explores the concept of personal responsibility
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn mental health discourse
gptkbp:hasTheme academic journals
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Myth of Mental Illness
gptkbp:influenced anti-psychiatry movement
gptkbp:isActiveIn psychological literature
gptkbp:isAvailableIn multiple languages
an audiobook
gptkbp:isChallengedBy modern psychiatry
gptkbp:isCitedBy mental health professionals
gptkbp:isCitedIn academic research
academic textbooks
discussions on human rights in mental health
legal discussions on mental competency
gptkbp:isConsidered controversial
a foundational text
a controversial perspective
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor lack of empirical evidence
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn documentaries
self-help literature
public health debates
contemporary psychology debates
philosophy of mind literature
gptkbp:isExaminedBy sociology studies
gptkbp:isExploredIn critical theory
cultural studies
philosophical essays
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy libertarian thought
gptkbp:isNotedFor its provocative ideas
gptkbp:isPartOf Szasz's body of work
Szasz's broader philosophy
Szasz's legacy
Szasz's_critique_of_psychiatry
Szasz's_critique_of_social_control
cultural_critiques_of_mental_health
gptkbp:isPublishedIn gptkb:Harper_&_Row
gptkbp:isReferencedIn policy-making discussions
debates on mental health treatment
discussions on mental health policy
mental health advocacy discussions
gptkbp:isUsedIn psychology courses
gptkbp:isValuedFor oversimplification of mental health issues
gptkbp:majorIndustry Mental illness is a myth.
gptkbp:releaseYear 1961
gptkbp:suitableFor alternative approaches to mental health