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Wisdom, Madness and Folly: The Making of a Psychiatrist 1927-57

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This remarkable autobiography charts the subtle horrors of Laing's own upbringing in a resolutely "respectable" Scottish family in the 1940s. The author's lucid and witty prose offers some unforgettable personal experiences and a host of cultural, political and professional insights as he reflects on the growing unease he came to feel in his role as psychiatrist in a society "destroying itself by violence masquerading as love."

Language: English

Pages: 146

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies

Release: May 10, 1985

ISBN: 0070358494

ISBN 13: 9780070358492

Wisdom, Madness and Folly: The Making of a Psychiatrist 1927-57

4/5 ( ratings)

This remarkable autobiography charts the subtle horrors of Laing's own upbringing in a resolutely "respectable" Scottish family in the 1940s. The author's lucid and witty prose offers some unforgettable personal experiences and a host of cultural, political and professional insights as he reflects on the growing unease he came to feel in his role as psychiatrist in a society "destroying itself by violence masquerading as love."

Language: English

Pages: 146

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies

Release: May 10, 1985

ISBN: 0070358494

ISBN 13: 9780070358492

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