What nationality was Thomas Szasz?
French
Chinese
Austrian
Hungarian-American
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Thomas Szasz was a Hungarian-American psychiatrist and professor best known for his controversial theories on mental illness. He argued that mental illnesses were not medical diseases but rather social problems, and that psychiatry was a form of social control. Szasz was a prolific writer and lecturer, and his work has been translated into more than 20 languages.
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