Thomas Szasz was a long-time leader in criticizing his own psychiatric industry, as a psychiatrist, author, academic, speaker. (Updated 13 Sept 2012 with more links.)
Thomas Szasz has died suddenly at the age of 92 after a fall, on 8 September 2012. Below are some links about his life and work, listed for public educational purposes (author is responsible for content):
NY Times obit by Benedict Carey:
https://mindfreedom.org/kb/in-memoriam/thomas-szasz/nytimes-obit-thomas-szasz
Szasz at International Society for Ethical Psychiatry and Psychology, Part I:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGn1MywRa4A
Szasz at International Society for Ethical Psychiatry and Psychology, Part II:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWIr2lEvY5Y
Wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Szasz
Szasz web site by Jeffrey Schaler:
Szasz digital papers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Szasz
Mad in America blog about Szasz death, with opportunity to comment:
http://www.madinamerica.com/2012/09/thomas-szasz-april-15-1920-september-8-2012/
Obituary in Reason magazine, with several links to works by and interviews with Szasz:
http://reason.com/blog/2012/09/11/thomas-s-szasz-relentless-freedom-fighte
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