The Myth of Psychotherapy: Mental Healing as Religion, Rhetoric, and Repression
Thomas Szasz challenges the legitimacy of psychotherapy, framing it as rhetoric and social control rather than genuine medical treatment.
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The Myth of Psychotherapy examines the foundations and claims of mental healing practices.
Thomas Szasz explores how psychotherapy functions within society as a system of rhetoric and control.
The book questions the scientific basis of therapeutic methods and their cultural role.
Szasz presents psychotherapy as intertwined with religious and repressive elements.
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