Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-211) and index.
Biological psychiatry and labeling theory -- Individual and social systems in deviance -- Social control as a system -- Residual deviance -- The social institution of insanity -- Decisions in medicine -- Negotiating reality: notes on power in the assessment of responsibility -- A psychiatric interview: alienation between patient and psychiatrist -- Labeling in the family: hidden shame and anger -- Conclusion.