[Audio Only] EP05 Workshop 13 – The Myth of Mental Illness: 45 Years Later – Thomas Szasz, M.D.

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Workshop Topics: Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 2005
Prof. Thomas Szasz, M.D.
2 hours and 33 minutes.
Audio-Only Format
Original air date: December 7, 2005
Description

Description:

Dr. Szasz will contrast the psychiatric and social situations of the late 1950s, when he authored The Myth of Menta/Illness, with the current psychiatric and social scenes. He will hypothesize on the book’s influence on psychiatric and psychotherapy philosophy and practice. The audience is invited to participate actively.

 

Objectives of Education:

To compare and contrast the psychological and social landscapes of the 1950s with the present.
The influence of The Myth of Menta/Illness on psychiatric theory and practice will be described.

*Content and confidentiality may be modified during sessions*

Thomas Szasz, MD, Professor Seminars and items related to: 44

Professor of Psychiatry at the State University of New York, Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, Thomas S. Szasz (M.D., University of Cincinnati, 1944). He received various honors, including the American Humanist Association’s Humanist of the Year Award and the American Institute for Public Service’s Distinguished Service Award. He has received many honorary doctorates and lectureships, as well as serving on the editorial boards or as consulting editor for eleven publications.

Szasz has written almost 400 articles, book chapters, book reviews, letters to the editor, and columns. He has published 19 novels.

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