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R.D. Laing
"We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present only when it is disappearing."-Laing "There is a great deal of pain in life and perhaps the only pain that can be avoided is the pain that comes from trying to avoid pain."-Laing
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> Wrote extensively on mental illness and the experience of psychosis. > Noted for his views on the causes and treatment of mental illness. > Born in Govenhill, Glasgow, Scotland on October 7, 1927. > In 1965 he started a psychiatric community project; where patients and therapists lived together. > Was inspired by the work of American psychotherapist Elizabeth Fehr.
About Laing
* Laing`s phenomenological and existential theory claims that schizoid disorders may have social roots and causes leading to the creation of false selves. * His theories and books changed the way that we think about mental illness.
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Cited sources: Wikipedia.org and Brainyquote.com
