Has American Society Gone Insane?

In The Sane Society (1955), Fromm wrote, "Yet many psychiatrists and psychologists refuse to entertain the idea that society as a whole may be lacking in sanity. They hold that the problem of mental health in a society is only that of the number of 'unadjusted' individuals, and not of a possible unadjustment of the culture itself."

Is American society a healthy one, and are those having difficulties adjusting to it mentally ill? Or is American ... Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 1, 2008

The posting is quite thought provoking as it deals with mental illness as a diagnosis that indicates a disfunctional relationship to society. Does that mean the individual is mentally ill, or the society is mentally ill? It is largely philosophical, but provides a mind expanding perspective.

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