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Mental Illness as a Metaphor

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This article is a slightly modified and expanded version of Professor Szasz's introductory remarks on the BBC television programme Controversy, recorded at the Royal Institution on July 27, 1972, and broadcast on October 2, 1972.

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    THOMAS S. SZASZ

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SZASZ, T. Mental Illness as a Metaphor. Nature 242, 305–307 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/242305a0

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