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Critical Analysis Of The Medical Model By Thomas Szasz

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After reading the medical model and the Szasz article, I feel as if Szasz would more than likly not approve of the medical model. The medical model treats mental disorders as an actual curable problem, like a broken leg. However, Szasz sees mental issues as not a real thing, how can something be cured if it does not exist. The Szasz article treats mental issues as simply just people being different, and just because someones different does not mean they are ill. Personally, I can see both points of the Thomas Szasz ‘s article, and the medical model. If mental illnesses are real or just people thinking and acting differently is something I have questioned before. However, if these people are thinking or feeling in a negative way that affects
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