[lbo-talk] Review of Joseph Wortis' *Soviet Psychiatry* in "Masses and Mainstream" (September 1950)

[Thomas Seay]

--- "Devine, James" <jdevine at lmu.edu> wrote:
> this reminds me of 1976, when a Maoist in Mexico
> told me that the when the CP took over China, the
> problem of mental illness disappeared.
> Jim D. 

Yes, actually I was quite surprized to learn that they
even allowed psychiatry at all during the Cultural
Revolution.  At least the Chinese maoists were
somewhat more nuanced than the non-chinese maoists...I
had a phobia when I was about 18 and I was told by
some american maoists that I just needed to engage in
class struggle!!!!  I am not exagerating; it's a true
story!

-Thomas

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