Szasz Related Articles

Thomas Szasz on Freedom and Psychotherapy

An interview with Thomas Szasz
by Randall C. Wyatt
from psychotherapy.net, December 2000

The Szasz Quotationary

by Thomas Szasz
Kindle Edition
Available at Amazon.com

A collection of excerpts and aphorisms from the writings of Thomas Szasz organized in 50 chapters arranged alphabetically by subject.

Romancing Psychiatry:

Paul Schreber, Otto Gross, Oskar Panizza— personal, social and forensic aspects
by Henry (Zvi) Lothane

Commentary: Coercion as Cure: A Critical History of Psychiatry

by Thomas Szasz
from the Canadian Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2010

Madness, Myth and Medicine

Ron Roberts on the continuing relevance of Thomas Szasz, now in his 91st year
by Ron Roberts
published in The Psychologist
August 2010, Vol. 23, No. 8

Psychiatry's Valid but Dishonest Reconsiderations

In this March 2008 article on Dr. Szasz and Psychiatry, Richard E. Vatz and Jeffrey Schaler note that much of the newest wave of psychiatric self-criticism is salutary and headed in the right direction; the problem is the field's unwillingness to credit the psychiatrist who paved the way.

Mad, or bad?

Even in the decade of dissent, Thomas Szasz stood alone when he attacked the idea of madness from the political right
by Holly Case
from aeonmagazine.com, April 2013

Diagnosing in the Dark

The continuing relevance of Thomas Szasz’s assault on psychiatric pretensions
by Jacob Sullum
from Reason magazine, October 2011

Libertarian Psychology

by Jeff Riggenbach
from Mises Daily, July 1, 2011 transcribed from the Libertarian Tradition podcast

Szasz Hailed in U.K. for 'Questioning Spirit'

American psychiatrist is celebrated for 50th anniversary of The Myth of Mental Illness
by Bruce Jancin
published in Clinical Psychiatry News

The Legacy of Thomas Szasz

American psychiatrist is celebrated for 50th anniversary of The Myth of Mental Illness
by Phil Barker, Honorary Professor, University of Dundee
written in honor of Dr. Szasz's 90th Birthday, April 15, 2010

Preface from the new edition (February 2010) of Dr. Szasz's The Myth of Mental Illness

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In Memoriam articles
for Thomas S. Szasz:


Reason.com
The New American
Psychiatric Times