The Spiritual Gift of Madness

The Spiritual Gift of Madness The Failure of Psychiatry and the Rise of the Mad Pride Movement

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Publisher's Synopsis

Exploring the rise of Mad Pride and the mental patients' liberation movement as well as building upon psychiatrist R.D. Laing's revolutionary theories, Seth Farber explains that diagnosing people as mad has more to do with social control than therapy.

Book information

ISBN: 9781594774485
Publisher: INNER TRADITIONS INTERNATIONAL
Imprint: Inner Traditions
Pub date:
DEWEY: 616.89
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 436
Weight: 484g
Height: 226mm
Width: 154mm
Spine width: 23mm