The Divided Self
an existential study in sanity and madness
$25.21
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
4 March 2010
Summary
Unveiling the Divided Self: A Journey into the Depths of Madness
Laing’s radical approach to insanity offered a rich existential analysis of personal alienation and made him a cult figure in the 1960s, yet his work was most significant for its humane attitude, which put the patient back at the centre of treatment.
His groundbreaking exploration of the nature of madness, R.D. Laing’s The Divided Self illuminated the nature mental illness, making the mysteries of the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141189376 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141189371 |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Author: | R.D. Laing, Anthony S. David |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 4 March 2010 |
| Weight: | 183g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 14mm |
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About The Author
R.D. Laing
R.D. Laing, one of the best-known psychiatrists of modern times, was born in Glasgow in 1927. R.D. Laing’s writings range from books on social theory to verse, as well as numerous articles and reviews in scientific journals and the popular press. His many publications include The Divided Self, Self and Others, Interpersonal Perception, The Politics of Experience and The Bird of Paradise, Madness and Folly. R.D. Laing died in 1989.
Anthony David graduated in medicine from Glasgow University in 1980. After training in neurology he switched to psychiatry at the Maudsley & Bethlem Hospitals. He is currently Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College, London. He has edited several books including The Self in Neuroscience and Psychiatry (2003) with T. Kircher, and Insight and Psychosis (2nd ed., 2004) with X. Amador, and is author of over 350 publications in peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals.
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