Not only psychiatry itself but also the values reflected in its statistical definition of "normalcy” serve to condition men to habitual, unthinking, conformist behavior. (Benjamin Barber)

Not only psychiatry itself but also the values reflected in its statistical definition of "normalcy” serve to condition men to habitual, unthinking, conformist behavior.

Benjamin Barber

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