The mental health field boast a number of psychologists and psychiatrists which are also writers. While this is the case, most have focused on orthodox treatments since having left medical school. That is, except for Ronald Laing, a psychiatrist whom originally failed, then passed exams states in a partial psychiatric schizophrenic healing autobiography wisdom madness and folly. In fact, the psychiatrist suggest the failure was due to statements made against orthodox treatments rather than negative test scores.
Laing, a Scottish psychiatrist and author whom wrote extensively on the topic of mental illness, especially psychosis has numerous book and film credits. Most of Laing's views can be attributed to treatments related to psychopathological phenomena. In most cases, due to the unorthodox treatments the psychiatrist prescribed for clients which were influenced through the study of existential philosophy.
While most of Laing's views ran counterclockwise to others in the field, the psychiatrist's treatments were often successful. As such, Laing continued to use the nonconventional treatments throughout a long and at times, challenging career. In most cases, Laing believed that seeing feelings which clients found to be disturbing or detrimental were actually real experiences. As such, by removing those experiences, clients could be healed without the need for more conventional forms of treatment.
While labeled as anti-psychiatry by society at large, Laing rejected such labeling. At the same time, the psychiatrist was also labeled as being conservative with regards to political affiliations. For, Laing was often regarded as a New Left thinker.
Mad to Be Normal, a film released in 2017 focuses on the life of Laing and the field of psychiatry in the 1960s. One of the main aspects being to shine a light on the unorthodox methods of treatment being provided at the time, many which were more successful than others. While this is the case, this is just one film in a library of a number of books and films in which Laing has received such credit.
Even as a child, Laing was thought to be clever, competitive and precocious whether related to reading, writing, sports or music, Laing often took the road less traveled. A road which eventually led to the Royal College of Music, then later, the University of Glasgow. It was at the latter where the young Laing failed the exams, then spent six months working in a mental ward before retaking and passing the exams.
During medical school, Laing also started a Socratic Club, appointing well known Philosopher, Bertand Russell as president. After which, Laing became involved in different areas of psychiatry, always pushing for unconventional treatments. Actually, advocating for new and unorthodox treatments was something Laing continued up until passing away in 1989.
Ultimately, Laing's colleagues continued to criticize the psychiatrist for going against the grain with regards to treatments. For, most still disagreed with anything other than traditional and well tested methods. While this is the case, Laing continued to remain strongly opposed to any type of electroshock therapy or chemical medications which had the potential to do more harm than good until passing away in 1989.
Laing, a Scottish psychiatrist and author whom wrote extensively on the topic of mental illness, especially psychosis has numerous book and film credits. Most of Laing's views can be attributed to treatments related to psychopathological phenomena. In most cases, due to the unorthodox treatments the psychiatrist prescribed for clients which were influenced through the study of existential philosophy.
While most of Laing's views ran counterclockwise to others in the field, the psychiatrist's treatments were often successful. As such, Laing continued to use the nonconventional treatments throughout a long and at times, challenging career. In most cases, Laing believed that seeing feelings which clients found to be disturbing or detrimental were actually real experiences. As such, by removing those experiences, clients could be healed without the need for more conventional forms of treatment.
While labeled as anti-psychiatry by society at large, Laing rejected such labeling. At the same time, the psychiatrist was also labeled as being conservative with regards to political affiliations. For, Laing was often regarded as a New Left thinker.
Mad to Be Normal, a film released in 2017 focuses on the life of Laing and the field of psychiatry in the 1960s. One of the main aspects being to shine a light on the unorthodox methods of treatment being provided at the time, many which were more successful than others. While this is the case, this is just one film in a library of a number of books and films in which Laing has received such credit.
Even as a child, Laing was thought to be clever, competitive and precocious whether related to reading, writing, sports or music, Laing often took the road less traveled. A road which eventually led to the Royal College of Music, then later, the University of Glasgow. It was at the latter where the young Laing failed the exams, then spent six months working in a mental ward before retaking and passing the exams.
During medical school, Laing also started a Socratic Club, appointing well known Philosopher, Bertand Russell as president. After which, Laing became involved in different areas of psychiatry, always pushing for unconventional treatments. Actually, advocating for new and unorthodox treatments was something Laing continued up until passing away in 1989.
Ultimately, Laing's colleagues continued to criticize the psychiatrist for going against the grain with regards to treatments. For, most still disagreed with anything other than traditional and well tested methods. While this is the case, Laing continued to remain strongly opposed to any type of electroshock therapy or chemical medications which had the potential to do more harm than good until passing away in 1989.
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