PSYCHIATRY AND THE LAW - THE CRUSADE AGAINST INVOLUNTARY HOSPITALIZATION

• NCJ Number: 15308
• Author(s): D MARTINDALE; E MARTINDALE
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 213 pages
• Sale Source: Windflower Publishing Co, Inc
• Publication Type: Historical Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A REPLICATION AND DEFENSE OF THE WRITINGS OF DR. THOMAS SZASZ AND DR. ERVING GOFFMAN AS THEY HAVE INFLUENCED DR DAVID VAIL OF MINNESOTA IN HIS STRUGGLE AGAINST INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT TO MENTAL INSTITUTIONS IN MN.

Abstract

AN HISTORICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGHT TO ELIMINATE MINNESOTA'S STATE (MENTAL) HOSPITAL SYSTEM.