American Association for the Abolition of Involuntary Mental Hospitalization
The
American Association for the Abolition of Involuntary Mental Hospitalization (AAAIMH) was an organization founded in
1970 by Dr.
Thomas Szasz, George Alexander,
Erving Goffman for the purpose of abolishing involuntary psychiatric intervention, particularly
involuntary commitment, against individuals. It published a newsletter,
The Abolitionist. The organisation was dissolved in
1980.
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