Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Szasz, Laing and Antipsychiatry -- Again. |
| Authors: |
Burston, Daniel |
| Source: |
Existential Analysis: Journal of the Society for Existential Analysis. Jan2009, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p2-8. 7p. |
| Subjects: |
Laing, Ronald D., 1927-1989, Szasz, Thomas Stephen, 1920-2012, Psychiatrists, Antipsychiatry, Dream interpretation, Sigal, Clancy, 1926-2017, Stonehouse, John Thomson |
| Geographic Terms: |
Scotland |
| Abstract: |
The author discusses the characterization of Scottish psychiatrist Ronald David Laing by another psychiatrist Thomas Szanz. He states that Laing was often described as an anti-psychiatrist due to his critique of mainstream psychiatry. He cites some of the interpretations of a dream by Laing, in which he is in a football match and he is both sides. He tackles the behaviour of Laing toward author Clancy Sigal and British politician John Thomson Stonehouse. |
| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |