Szasz (psychiatry, State U. of New York) challenges the way both science and society define insanity, showing how the concept of insanity relates to and differs from ideas of bodily illness, social deviance, and the sick role. Originally published in 1987 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; this edition contains a new preface by the author. For students, scholars, and general readers. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.