The Divided self
an existential study in sanity and madness
by R. D. Laing
- 2 Ratings
- 41 Want to read
- 2 Currently reading
- 4 Have read
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.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
Psychiatry, Cases, clinical reports, statistics, Case studies, Schizophrenia, Existential psychotherapy, Mental illness, Schizoid personality, Pathological Psychology, Existential psychology, Medical, Nonfiction, Psychology, Cas, Études de, Psychiatrie, Schizophrénie, Schizofrenie, Self, Self psychology, Psychiatry, case studies, StatisticsShowing 4 featured editions. View all 19 editions?
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
The Divided self: an existential study in sanity and madness
1969, Tavistock Publications
in English
0422705403 9780422705400
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2
|
eeee
|
3
The divided self: an existential study in sanity and madness
1965, Penguin Books
in English
0140207341 9780140207347
|
eeee
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
4
The divided self: an existential study in sanity and madness
1965, Penguin Books
in English
0140207341 9780140207347
|
eeee
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Published in
London
Edition Notes
Bibliography: p. 225-229.
Includes index.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
First Sentence
"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."
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?Lists
See All-
Psychology
from Allyssa Desca
-
might read
from Greta U.
-
Lista favorite
from Gabriela Stoica
History
- Created October 23, 2008
- 3 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
| September 3, 2020 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| October 20, 2009 | Edited by WorkBot | add edition to work page |
| October 23, 2008 | Created by ImportBot | Imported from University of Toronto MARC record. |