Laing, R(onald) D(avid)

Laing, R(onald) D(avid)
Laing (lăng), R(onald) D(avid). 1927-1989.
British writer and psychiatrist. His works, including The Politics of Experience (1967) and The Facts of Life (1976), explore psychosis as a reaction to a dehumanized, irrational society.

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born Oct. 7, 1927, Glasgow, Scot.
died Aug. 23, 1989, St. Tropez, France

Scottish psychiatrist.

In his widely read and highly controversial book The Divided Self (1960), his analysis of schizophrenia led him to theorize that insecurity about one's existence prompts a defensive reaction in which the self splits into separate components, generating psychotic symptoms, and he opposed standard schizophrenia treatments such as hospitalization and electroshock. He even opposed the concept of mental illness, viewing it as induced by family relationships and society, and radically reconceived the role of the psychiatrist. He later modified some of his controversial positions.

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  • Laing, R(onald) D(avid) — (7 oct. 1927, Glasgow, Escocia–23 ago. 1989, St. Tropez, Francia). Psiquiatra escocés. En su libro muy leído y muy polémico El Yo dividido (1960), su análisis de la esquizofrenia le hizo teorizar que la inseguridad sobre la propia existencia… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Laing — [laŋ] R(onald) D(avid) 1927 89; Brit. psychiatrist …   English World dictionary

  • Laing — /lang/, n. R(onald) D(avid), born 1927, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland. * * * [lang] R. D. (1927 89), Scottish psychiatrist; full name Ronald David Laing. He was known for his controversial views on insanity and, in particular …   Useful english dictionary

  • Laing — biographical name R(onald) D(avid) 1927 1989 British psychiatrist • Laingian adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Laing — /lang/, n. R(onald) D(avid), born 1927, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland. * * * …   Universalium

  • Laing — [[t]læŋ[/t]] n. big R(onald) D(avid), 1927–89, British psychiatrist …   From formal English to slang

  • Laing — /læŋ/ (say lang), /leɪŋ/ (say layng) noun R(onald) D(avid), 1927–89, Scottish psychiatrist noted for his views on schizophrenia which challenged the medical model of mental illness. –Laingian, noun, adjective …  

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