The Crucible of Experience R. D. Laing and the Crisis of Psychotherapy |
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| Author:
| Burston, Daniel |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-00217-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 2000 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $74.00 |
Book Description:
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One of the great rebels of psychiatry, R. D. Laing challenged prevailing models of madness and the nature and limits of psychiatric authority. Here, Laing's widely praised biographer distills the essence of Laing's vision, which was religious and philosophical as well as psychological.
One of the great rebels of psychiatry, R. D. Laing challenged prevailing models of madness and the nature and limits of psychiatric authority. Here, Laing's widely praised biographer distills the essence of Laing's vision, which was religious and philosophical as well as psychological.