Psychiatric Rights Rites A Treatise on Involuntary Mental Hospitalization and Thomas Szasz

Involuntary mental hospitalization is a political act, based on the misguided need of the state to control its "undesirable" or "deviant" citizens. It has no place in a free society, as it is a violation of the fundamental rights to personal freedom and individual liberty. It is the purpose of this book to present arguments in favor of personal freedom and to rekindle a dialogue over an often too easily accepted set of practices. If this work causes you to raise issues and objections or creates an emotional reaction, it has served its purpose.Vellucci, Mark is the author of 'Psychiatric Rights Rites A Treatise on Involuntary Mental Hospitalization and Thomas Szasz', published 2004 under ISBN 9780595312726 and ISBN 0595312721.