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Page 96
... therapy that is odious , painful , crippling , and expensive . No wonder that physi- cians tend to delay longer than ... therapies cure , rehabili- tate , or soothe . In the process , people are strengthened in their belief that they are ...
... therapy that is odious , painful , crippling , and expensive . No wonder that physi- cians tend to delay longer than ... therapies cure , rehabili- tate , or soothe . In the process , people are strengthened in their belief that they are ...
Page 123
... therapy : medical , psychiatric , pedagogic , or geriatric . Claiming access to treatment becomes a political duty , and medical certifica- tion a powerful device for social control . With the development of the therapeutic service ...
... therapy : medical , psychiatric , pedagogic , or geriatric . Claiming access to treatment becomes a political duty , and medical certifica- tion a powerful device for social control . With the development of the therapeutic service ...
Page 260
... therapy used on convicts in the United States98 and the Soviet Union's incarceration of political adversaries in mental hospitals99 indicate the direction in which the integration of therapeutic professions might lead : an increased ...
... therapy used on convicts in the United States98 and the Soviet Union's incarceration of political adversaries in mental hospitals99 indicate the direction in which the integration of therapeutic professions might lead : an increased ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Medicalization of Life | 39 |
Specific Counterproductivity | 211 |
Copyright | |
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