false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188583678m/1804404.jpg 1804404 1 Defining "medicalization" as the perception of nonmedical conditions as medical problems and nondiseases as diseases, Thomas Szasz has devoted much of his career to exposing the dangers of "medicalizing" the conditions of some who simply refuse to conform to society's expectations. Szasz argues that modern psychiatry's tireless ambition to explain the human condition has led to the treatment of life's difficulties and oddities as clinical illnesses rather than as humanity revealed in its fullness. <P> This collection of impassioned essays, published between 1973 and 2006, chronicles the author's long campaign against the orthodoxies of psychiatry. From "Medicine to Magic" to "Medicine as Social Control," the book delves into the fascinating history of medicalization, including "The Discovery of Drug Addiction," "Persecutions for Witchcraft and Drugcraft," and "Food Abuse and Foodaholism." In a society that has little tolerance for those who live outside its rules, Dr. Szasz's writings are as relevant today as ever. 1803611 30 10 2007 The Medicalization of Everyday Life: Selected Essays total:2|5:1|3:1| 2 8 11 2 0 0 false false Tue Mar 31 17:04:30 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 17:04:30 -0700 2009 here.]]> 0 0 false false Sat Dec 15 02:27:59 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 15 02:28:42 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Sun Jul 05 13:44:47 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 13:44:47 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Mar 20 11:06:56 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 11:06:56 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Dec 02 22:05:41 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 22:05:43 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Aug 31 13:13:28 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 13:13:28 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Mar 30 14:30:43 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 14:31:03 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Feb 08 09:48:59 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 09:48:59 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Wed Jan 23 11:26:31 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 11:26:33 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Jan 02 17:45:35 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 27 09:25:04 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 11 11:49:58 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 11:50:00 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1804404