R. D. Laing – A New Vision for Mental Health

The rebellious psychiatrists who helped me see beyond the myths and stigma of mental illness

Author: Editorial 20th October 2021 0 Comments

This article by David Shariatmadari was published in The Guardian (2013). It begins: “‘Do you feel you have to agree with what most of the people round you believe?’ ‘Well, if I don’t I usually land up in hospital.’ It is…
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a coherent system

Aaron Esterson, David Shariatmadari, family relationships, psychiatry, R. D. Laing, schizophrenia, The Guardian

The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness

Author: Editorial 11th June 2021 0 Comments

“”Insanity – a perfectly rational adjustment to an insane world.”Dr. R. D. Laing There are many people no longer with us whose ideas, actions, writings, thoughts (etc) feed into a modern-day new vision for mental health. R. D. Laing is…
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collaborative practice

authenticity, books, existentialism, madness, psychiatry, psychosis, R. D. Laing, schizophrenia