R. D. Laing; Summary Of Important Concepts
Ronald D. Laing‘s work was centered on understanding and treating schizophrenic patients…
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Ronald D. Laing‘s work was centered on understanding and treating schizophrenic patients…
by Steven Brocklehurst: RD Laing was not only Scotland’s most famous psychiatrist but for a period in the 1960s he was one of the most famous therapists in the world…
by R.D. Laing: We must remember that we are living in an age in which the ground is shifting and the foundations are shaking. I cannot answer for other times and places. Perhaps it has always been so. We know it is true today.
By Francis Huxley: Times do change. Fancy being asked to speak on the subject of shamanism, healing and R. D. Laing.
In 1965, the psychiatrist opened a residential treatment centre that aimed to revolutionize the treatment of mental illness.
by Matthew Thornton: Those that pay heed to the writings, thoughts, and ideas of R. D. Laing may find themselves mystified. His ideas ran counter, and still run counter, to the established way of understanding and treating mental illness.
The Politics of Experience R. D. Laing (1967) Chapter I. Persons and Experience
The Politics of Experience R. D. Laing (1967) Chapter I. Persons and Experience: That great and true Amphibian whose nature is disposed to live,
The radical psychiatrist R.D. Laing (1927-1989) was an accomplished author with an extensive philosophical knowledge that informed his ideas on reading, writing, and interpretation. Laing argues that psychiatry should be modeled on skilful textual exegesis rather than scientific explanation.
Excerpt from Mystification, Confusion & Conflict by R.D. Laing.