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Jan 1, 1927 — Jan 1, 1989· 62 yrs

UNITED KINGDOM AUTHOR · PSYCHIATRY · INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS

R. D. Laing

Also known as: R.d. Laing, R.D. Laing

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The term schizoid refers to an individual the totality of whose experience is split in two main ways: in the first place, there is a rent in his relation with his world and, in the second, there is a disruption of his relation with himself.

— from The divided self

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The divided self

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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.

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The politics of the family and other essays

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Sonnets

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A collection of classic sonnets by various authors.

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