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Since he published The Myth of Mental Illness in 1961, professor of psychiatry Thomas Szasz has been the scourge of the psychiatric establishment. In dozens of books and articles, he has argued passionately and knowledgeably against compulsory commitment of the mentally ill, against the war on drugs, against the insanity defense in criminal trials, against the "diseasing" of voluntary humanpractices such as addiction and homosexual behavior, against the drugging of schoolchildren with Ritalin, and for the right to suicide. Most controversial of all has been his denial that "mental illness" is a literal disease, treatable by medical practitioners.
In Szasz Under Fire, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other leading experts who disagree with Szasz on specific issues explain the reasons, with no holds barred, and Szasz replies cogently and pungently to each of them. Topics debated include the nature of mental illness, the right to suicide, the insanity defense, the use and abuse of drugs, and the responsibilities of psychiatrists and therapists. These exchanges are preceded by Szasz's autobiography and followed by a bibliography of his works.

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General Editor: Jeffrey A. Schaler

VOLUME 1
Szasz Under Fire: The Psychiatric Abolitionist Faces His Critics

IN PREPARATION:
Howard Gardner Under Fire
Peter Singer Under Fire

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Contributors

MARGARET P. BATTIN, Ph.D., is Professor of Philosophy and Adjunct Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Ethics, at the University of Utah.

RICHARD P. BENTALL, Ph. D., was appointed to a chair in Experimental Clinical Psychology at the University of Manchester in 1999.

H. TRISTRAM ENGELHARDT, Jr., Ph.D., M.D., is Professor, Department of Philosophy, Rice University, and Professor Emeritus, Department of Medicine and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine.

K.W.M. (BILL) FULFORD, D. Phil., F.R.C.P., F.R.C. Psych, is Professor of Philosophy and Mental Health, University of Warwick.

MARGARET A. HAGEN, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Boston University.

ROBERT EVAN KENDELL, C.B.E., M.D., F.R.S.E., was appointed Professor of Psychiatry at Edinburgh Medical School in 1974.

E. JAMES LIEBERMAN, M.D., M.P.H., is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, George Washington University School of Medicine.

STANTON PEELE, Ph.D., J.D., has published nine books.

RAY SCOTT PERCIVAL, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, United Arab Emirates University.

RONALD W. PIES, M.D., is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicinel.

JEFFREY A. SCHALER, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Justice, Law, and Society at American University's School of Public Affairs in Washington, D.C.

RITA J. SIMON, Ph.D., is University Professor, School of Public Affairs and the Washington College of Law, at American University, Washington, D.C.

RALPH J. SLOVENKO, Ph.D., J.D., is Professor of Law and Psychiatry at Wayne State University Law School.

RYAN SPELLECY, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor at the Center for the Study of Bioethics in the Medical College of Wisconsin.

THOMAS S. SZASZ, M.D., is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the State University of New York Health Center in Syracuse.

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