R.D. Laing
Scottish psychiatrist, central figure of anti-psychiatry. Described the schizoid experience as a survival strategy in an impossible family environment.
Books
- The Divided Self (1960)
Laing describes the schizoid and schizophrenic experience from within, showing it as a comprehensible response to an unbearable environment.
- The Politics of Experience (1967)
Laing questions the distinction between madness and normality, arguing that society itself may be insane and schizophrenia can be a healing journey.