Buchanan-Barker P, Barker P
Clan Unity International Ltd., Fife, UK.
J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 2009 Feb;16(1):87-95; discussion 96-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2008.01310.x.
Thomas Szasz's original critique of the concept of 'mental illness' is almost 50 years old. Over that half century Szasz has maintained a consistent campaign against the 'Therapeutic State', challenging the paternalism of coercive psychiatry and defending liberty and autonomy. Despite his widespread celebrity Szasz continues to be misread and misrepresented. In this paper we review some of Szasz's key ideas, in the light of Clarke's recent critique, setting this within the context of 'mental health nursing' and the problems in living affecting persons worldwide.
托马斯·萨斯对“精神疾病”概念的最初批判距今已近50年。在那半个世纪里，萨斯始终不渝地开展反对“治疗性国家”的运动，质疑强制精神病学的家长作风，捍卫自由与自主。尽管萨斯声名远扬，但他仍不断被误解和歪曲。在本文中，我们参照克拉克最近的批判，回顾萨斯的一些关键思想，并将其置于“精神健康护理”的背景以及影响全球各地人们的生活问题之中。
