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Psychiatric Justice

by Thomas Szasz
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Szasz troubles the dark, still waters of psychiatry and the law. He peeps beneath the crazy quilt of federal and state procedures which render impotent the constitutional right to a speedy and public trial.

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st: A reprint of the original edition (Macmillan, 1965) which is cited in BCL3. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book Details

Published
January 1, 1988
Publisher
Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 1988.
Pages
304
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780815602316

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