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Creating Mental Illness by Allan V. Horwitz is a psychology available to read on EtoBox.

What is Creating Mental Illness about?

In this surprising book, Allan V. Horwitz argues that our current conceptions of mental illness as a disease fit only a small number of serious psychological conditions and that most conditions currently regarded as mental illness are cultural constructions, normal reactions to stressful social circumstances, or simply forms of deviant behavior.<br> <br> "Thought-provoking and important. . .Drawing on and consolidating the ideas of a range of authors, Horwitz challenges the existing use of the t

Who reads Creating Mental Illness?

Author

Allan V. Horwitz

Publisher

University Of Chicago Press; University of Chicago Press

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780226353821

Category

psychology

Subjects

Medical, Psychology, History

Updated

2026-03-24