{"product_id":"the-myth-of-psychotherapy-mental-healing-as-religion-rhetoric-and-repression-paperback","title":"The Myth of Psychotherapy: Mental Healing as Religion, Rhetoric, and Repression - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Szasz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Myth of Psychotherapy\u003c\/i\u003e is a provocative critique of psychotherapy and its role in modern society. Szasz contends that mental illness itself is a myth, a construct used to justify psychiatric intervention and social control. He examines how therapists offer guidance and moral judgment under the guise of medical treatment. and explores how psychotherapy has been used as a tool for repression, shaping individuals to conform to societal norms rather than addressing genuine medical conditions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSzasz challenges the legitimacy of psychiatric diagnoses and the therapeutic industry, arguing that personal struggles should be understood as problems in living rather than as medical disorders. His work is deeply philosophical, questioning the ethical implications of labeling individuals as mentally ill and subjecting them to treatment.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Szasz\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of over four-hundred articles and nineteen books; among the most recent are \u003ci\u003eThe Therapeutic State: Psychiatry in the Mirror of Current Events \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Insanity: The Idea and Its Consequences\u003c\/i\u003e. He was both a practicing psychiatrist and a professor of psychiatry at the Health Science Center, State University of New York, in Syracuse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 258\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 1988\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863553048864,"sku":"9780815602231","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/Lp53ItBNLs9780815602231.webp?v=1781639960","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-myth-of-psychotherapy-mental-healing-as-religion-rhetoric-and-repression-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}