false 11490661 693324 1804404 0815608675 9780815608677 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188583678m/1804404.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188583678s/1804404.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1804404.The_Medicalization_of_Everyday_Life_Selected_Essays 4.00 2 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.

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