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Laing, R. D. - (Ronald David Laing)lăng, 1927–89, British psychiatrist. After studying at Univ. of Glasgow (M.D., 1951), he taught there (1953–56), later moving to the Tavistock Clinic and Institute of Human Relations (1956–89) to conduct research on schizophrenia. He directed the Langham Clinic in London (1962–65), and founded a therapeutic community in which

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Self and Others » Read Now
by R. D. Laing. 170 pgs.

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This set reprints seven of R.D. Laing's major works, originally published between 1960 and 1971 and out of print for many years. Laing was an existential psychiatrist who offered a radical critique of abnormal behaviour.
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R. D. Laing and the Paths of Anti-Psychiatry » Read Now
by Zbigniew Kotowicz. 132 pgs.

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In the 1960s and 1970s, the radical and visionary ideas of R. D. Laing revolutionized thinking about psychiatric practice and the meaning of madness. His work, from The Divided Self to Knots , and his therapeutic community at Kingsley Hall, made him a household name. But after little more than a...
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In the 1960s and 1970s, the radical and visionary ideas of R. D. Laing revolutionized thinking about psychiatric practice and the meaning of madness. His work, from The Divided Self to Knots , and his therapeutic community at Kingsley Hall, made him a household name. But after little more than a decade he faded from prominence as quickly as he had attained it.R.D.Laing and the Paths of Anti-Psychiatry re-examines Laing's work in the context of the anti-psychiatry movement. Concentrating on his most productive decade, the author provides a reasoned critique of Laing's theoretical writings, investigates the influences on his thinking such as phenomenology, existentialism and American family interaction research, and considers the experimental Kingsley Hall therapeutic community in comparison with anti-psychiatry experiments in Germany and Italy. The book provides a much needed reassessment and re-evaluation of Laing's work and its significance for psychotherapy and psychiatry today.
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The Making of Psychology: Discussions with Creative Contributors (Chap. 18 "R. D. Laing") » Read Now
by Richard I. Evans. 382 pgs.

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Psychologists on Psychology (Chap. 8 "R. D. Laing") » Read Now
by David Cohen. 362 pgs.

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Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology: A Historical and Biographical Sourcebook (Chap. 22 "Ronald Laing: Existentialism and Psychoanalysis") » Read Now
by Donald Moss, Stanley Krippner. 457 pgs.

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An examination of four decades of research and practice in humanistic psychology, this work highlights the lasting contributions of humanistic psychology to the science of psychology and to the pursuit of personal and spiritual development. It explores the passions and goals of the founders and their vital legacy for the 21st century.
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The Philosophical Defence of Psychiatry (Chap. 4 "Ronald Laing and the Rationalizing of Madness") » Read Now
by Lawrie Reznek. 252 pgs.

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By first analysing the arguments of psychiatry's critics and the philosophical ideas of such thinkers as Freud, Eysenck, Laing, Szasz, Sedgwick and Foucault and by then providing answers to the many contentious and diverse questions raised, Dr. Reznek aims to establish a philosophical defence of the...
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By first analysing the arguments of psychiatry's critics and the philosophical ideas of such thinkers as Freud, Eysenck, Laing, Szasz, Sedgwick and Foucault and by then providing answers to the many contentious and diverse questions raised, Dr. Reznek aims to establish a philosophical defence of the theory and practice of psychiatry.As both a qualified philosopher and psychiatrist, the author is exceptionally p[laced to undertake the examination of a subject which has hitherto remained untackled. It will be easily accessible to a wide variety of non-specialists as well. It will be of specific interest to those involved in the practice of philosophy, psychiatry, clinical psychology, social work and psychiatric nursing.
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The Revision of Psychoanalysis ("The New Concept of the Unconscious According to Ronald D. Laing" begins on p. 60) » Read Now
by Erich Fromm, Rainer Funk. 149 pgs.

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Knots » Read Now
by R. D. Laing. 90 pgs.

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This set reprints seven of R.D. Laing's major works, originally published between 1960 and 1971 and out of print for many years. Laing was an existential psychiatrist who offered a radical critique of abnormal behaviour.