R.D. Laing and the paths of anti-psychiatry. Zbigniew Kotowicz.

By:

Kotowicz, Zbigniew

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Makers of modern psychotherapy | The makers of modern psychotherapyPublication details: London : Routledge, 1997.Description: 160p. ; 22 cmISBN:

9780415116107 (hbk.) :
9780415116114 (pbk.) :
0415116112

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DDC classification:

616.89001 KOT
616.89001 21

Contents:

Summary: Concentrating on R.D. Laing's most productive decade, the author provides a reasoned critique of Laing's theoretical writings, investigates the influences on his thinking and considers the experimental Kingsley Hall community.

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Includes bibliographical references.

1. Introduction-- 2. The world of a psychotic--3. Knots--4. The dialectics of liberation--5. Psychiatry and freedom--6. Response and legacy.

Concentrating on R.D. Laing's most productive decade, the author provides a reasoned critique of Laing's theoretical writings, investigates the influences on his thinking and considers the experimental Kingsley Hall community.