title: Psychiatry and the control of dangerousness: on the apotropaic function of the term "mental illness".
authors.affiliation: 4739 Limberlost Lane, Manlius, NY, 13104-1405, USA. tszasz@aol.com
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Szasz
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D003415:Crime / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000941:ethics; D010819:Physician's Role; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012926:Social Control, Formal / Q000379:methods*; D013405:Suicide / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology