Dear Michael,
In a series of books, R. D. Laing attempted to capture the complexity of
psychological disorders, particularly from a phenomenological/existential point
of view. He had great sympathy with the suffering of the person. At various
points in his writing he did make some extreme statements (e.g., schizophrenia
is a valid inner trip; they will be seen as the true adventurers of the mind)
and he did make some claims about the distorted communication patterns in
families as a factor. But he did not rule out a biological basis for people's
problems (he "bracketed" this issue).
One interesting thing he did was to sit in back wards for long periods of time.
He noticed interesting patterns of behaviour when he did this.
Sincerely,
Stuart
Some References
The Divided Self
Self and Others
The Politics of Experience and The Bird of Paradise
Wisdom, Madness and Folly
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Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D.,
Department of Psychology,
Bishop's University,
2600 College Street,
Sherbrooke,
Québec J1M 0C8,
Canada.
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> did R D Laing state that there are no crazy individuals only crazy
> environments?
> also did he advocate the idea that if a schizophrenic scattered feces
> on the wall it should be perceived as art?
>
> Michael Sylvester,PhD
> Daytona Beach,Florida
>
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