Psychiatric Slavery

In Psychiatric Slavery, Dr. Thomas Szasz delivers a powerful indictment of coercive mental health practices and their close ties to the American legal system. Challenging the widely held belief that the landmark Supreme Court case O'Connor v. Donaldson marked a victory for civil liberties, Szasz argues that it instead legitimized the state's power to confine individuals under the guise of psychiatric care. Through rigorous analysis, Szasz reveals how courts, hospitals, and mental health pro...