TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Suicide in anti-psychiatry and in psychoanalysis
JO  - Revista Latinoamericana de Psicopatologia Fundamental
A1  - Correa, C.R.G.L.
SP  - 392
EP  - 404
VL  - 11
IS  - 3
N2  - In psychiatry, the criteria by which the need for psychiatric attention is evaluated are often the object of disagreements, thus bringing to the fore debates regarding the validity of the concept of mental illness. Whereas anti-psychiatrists, such as Szasz (1961), argue against the prevention of suicide, Freud (1915) describes a case of melancholia that would justify psychiatric intervention in suicidal individuals. In this article, I examine these arguments and argue that Freud's account of melancholia puts Szasz's position into question.<p /> <p>Language: pt</p>
LA  - pt
SN  - 1415-4714
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1415-47142008000300004
ID  - ref1
ER  -