It was written by Thomas Szasz.
The Myth of Mental Illness was created in 1961.
When myth or superstition is used by common people to diagnose or treat people with mental illness, this is called myth by mental health professionals.
Thomas Szasz is famous for opposing the concept of mental illness, and the institution of state psychiatry. He says that all mental illness is merely a metaphor for how society views certain behaviours. In his most well known work "The Myth of Mental Illness," he outlined how the concept of mental illness is borne not from science but from moral disgust or opposition.
Because there are those in society who wish to ignore the real issues people have and write it off as just someone looking for attention.
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The children's book "The Mysterious Cat" was written by Ruth Ronen. The book called, "The Mysterious Cat: Feline Myth and Magic Through the Ages" was written by Joan Moore.
Many have tried, and many failed. In other words, no. As writers like for things to make since in a linear fashion, and Greek myth just does not fit that kind of story telling.
The philosopher who wrote the Myth of the Cave is Plato. It is found in his work "The Republic" and is used as an allegory to explore the nature of reality and the importance of education and enlightenment.
vergil wrote the Aeneid, but no one wrote Romulus and Remus. The story of the twins was a folk tale or myth.
a myth
The Greek tragedian Euripides
it is a fairy-tale story