"This book extends the work of Szasz, Monahan, Scheff, and other notable theorists, while making the conceptual framework of chaos theory accessible to social scientists. Further, Williams and Arrigo raise important ethical issues by describing the flawed older positivistic paradigm which still dominates theory, practice, and research in the social sciences." -- Shela Van Ness, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
"This book is an instant reference work for scholars, members of the legal or medical professions, and students studying law or mental health issues. It fills a void in the literature of mental health and psychiatry by providing a seminal analysis." -- Lloyd Klein, Louisiana State University-Shreveport