The Divided Self

An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness

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For the first time in Penguin Modern Classics on the fiftieth anniversary of its first publication, Laing's unique study of the human situation

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.

Published: 28 January 2010
ISBN: 9780141962085
Imprint: Penguin eBooks
Format: EBook
Pages: 240

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