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A 10 page paper which examines various articles and
discusses whether or not schizophrenia is a disease. Sources used and cited were provided
by the student in fax form. As such there is no bibliography included.
Page Count:
10 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAschiz.rtf
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condition of schizophrenia and whether or not it, or other mental illnesses, are actually diseases or perhaps merely a reflection of our inability to understand the scientific conditions of the
human mind. In the following paper we examine several different articles, or essays, which discuss different aspects of schizophrenia and the institution of the medical profession. In so doing we
summarize the information in order to better examine whether or not schizophrenia can be seen as a disease or something else. The articles used were provided by the student and
as such are not always in possession of correct citation information. Some articles were presented to the writer without titles or authors, and some did not possess page numbers due
to the faxing of the articles. As such it should be noted that the citing of the articles is not accurate nor inclusive. The Myth of Mental Illness
The author of this essay, Thomas S. Szasz, indicates that the purpose of the entire article is to examine whether or not there is such a thing as mental illness.
He states that "The notion of mental illness derives it main support from such phenomena as syphilis of the brain or delirious conditions-intoxications, for instance -- in which persons are
known to manifest various peculiarities or disorders of thinking and behavior. Correctly speaking, however, these are diseases of the brain, not of the mind" (Szasz p. 243). There is apparently
one school of thought which argues that all mental illness falls into this category. "The assumption is made that some neurological defect, perhaps a very subtle one, will ultimately be
found for all the disorders of thinking and behavior. Many contemporary psychiatrists, physicians, and other scientists hold this view" (Szasz p. 243). However, the term mental illness has come
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