The Mind Has Mountains: Reflections on Society and Psychiatry

From strenuous opposition to physician—assisted suicide to a conviction that sex—correction surgery for newborns is cruel and misguided, Dr. Paul R. McHugh's opinions are strong and often controversial. In this collection of essays, McHugh demonstrates why he is one of the most thought—provoking figures in the academic world.

These pieces argue for a realistic appraisal of just what psychiatrists know and how they know it, with the aim of indicating how such knowledge can best be used not o...