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The Divided Self by R. D. Laing · Booklabria

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The Divided Self

PsychologyCase studies

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First published: 1959
Editions: 17 in 2 languages

Synopsis

First published in 1960, this watershed work aimed to make madness comprehensible, and in doing so revolutionized the way we perceive mental illness. Using case studies of patients he had worked with, psychiatrist R. D. Laing argued that psychosis is not a medical condition but an outcome of the 'divided self', or the tension between the two personas within us: one our authentic, private identity, and the other the false, 'sane' self that we present to the world.

Subjects: Psychology
Case studies
Medical
Mental illness
Statistics
Psychiatry

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17 in 2 languages

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English15 German2

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