Laingian — /langˈi ən/ adjective Of or relating to the theories or practices of RD Laing (1927–89), British psychiatrist, esp his view that mental illness is a response to stress caused by a person s family life or by social pressures noun A supporter of… … Useful english dictionary
Laingian — adjective see Laing … New Collegiate Dictionary
Laingian — adjective Of or pertaining to (1927 1989), Scottish psychiatrist who wrote extensively on mental illness and psychosis, or his works or theories … Wiktionary
R. D. Laing — Ronald David Laing The author of Knots (1970), perusing in 1983 The Ashley Book of Knots (1944) Born 7 October 1927(1927 10 07) Govanhill, Glasgow, Scotland … Wikipedia
Ronald David Laing — Infobox Person name = Ronald David Laing imagesize = caption = R.D. Laing in 1983 reading The Ashley Book of Knots birth date = birth date|1927|10|7|df=y birth place = Govanhill, Glasgow, Scotland. death date = death date and… … Wikipedia
Laing — biographical name R(onald) D(avid) 1927 1989 British psychiatrist • Laingian adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Anti-psychiatry — See also: Biopsychiatry controversy Anti psychiatry refers to a post 1960s configuration of groups and theoretical constructs hostile to most of the fundamental assumptions and practices of psychiatry. Its igniting influences were Michel Foucault … Wikipedia
Trauma model of mental disorders — Trauma models of mental disorder (alternatively called trauma models of psychopathology) emphasise the effects of psychological trauma, particularly in early development, as the key causal factor in the development of some or many psychiatric… … Wikipedia
Stephen Ticktin — Stephen Jan Ticktin (born 1946) is a Canadian psychiatrist, therapist and lecturer, and a notable figure in the anti psychiatry movement. After earning his medical degree from the University of Toronto in 1973, Ticktin became personal assistant… … Wikipedia
Eastern philosophy and clinical psychology — Like body and mind, East and West are false dichotomies. Travel and trade along the Silk Road brought ancient texts and mind practices deep into the West. They have been drawn on to varying degrees by leaders in the field of Clinical Psychology,… … Wikipedia
