Find Similar Books | Similar Books Like Find Similar Books

Books like The Divided Self by R. D. Laing


Published in 1960, R. D. Laing's _The Divided Self_ challenges conventional medical views of mental illness. Drawing on detailed case studies from his own practice, Laing explores how psychosis can be understood as a result of an internal conflict: the tension between an authentic, private self and a false, socially accepted ‘sane’ persona. By framing mental illness in these terms, the book offers a new psychological perspective on the nature of schizophrenia and other disorders of perception and experience.
First publish date: 1959
Genre: Psychology/General Psychology
Authors: R. D. Laing
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 (2 community ratings)

All books by R. D. Laing
The Divided Self by R. D. Laing

How are these books recommended?

The books recommended for The Divided Self by R. D. Laing are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.

Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.

Books similar to The Divided Self (14 similar books)

The Myth of Mental Illness by 8343260|Thomas Stephen Szasz book cover

📘 The Myth of Mental Illness
 by Thomas Stephen Szasz


★★★★★★★★★★ 3.0 (1 rating)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The Myth of Mental Illness
Wisdom, madness and folly by 8775700|R. D. Laing book cover

📘 Wisdom, madness and folly
 by R. D. Laing


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Wisdom, madness and folly
Critical Perspectives on Mental Health by 10237308|Vicki Coppock book cover

📘 Critical Perspectives on Mental Health
 by Vicki Coppock

Over the last forty years, there have been numerous attempts to critique the theory and practice of mental health care. Taking its lead from anti-psychiatry, Critical Perspectives on Mental Health seeks to explore and evaluate the claims of mainstream mental health ideologies and to establish what implications the critiques of these perspectives have for practice. Critical Perspectives on Mental Health will be essential reading for students and those working in the social work and mental health care professions.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Critical Perspectives on Mental Health
The Ego and The Id by 919822|Sigmund Freud book cover

📘 The Ego and The Id
 by Sigmund Freud


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The Ego and The Id
Schizoid phenomena, object-relations, and the self by 7980551|Harry Guntrip book cover

📘 Schizoid phenomena, object-relations, and the self
 by Harry Guntrip


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Schizoid phenomena, object-relations, and the self
Divided minds by 7612541|Pamela Spiro Wagner book cover

📘 Divided minds
 by Pamela Spiro Wagner

The memoir follows two identical twin sisters—one a schizophrenic, the other a psychiatrist—exploring how the illness of one reshapes their relationship and forces the other to step beyond her shadow.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Divided minds
International Library of Psychology by 6984093|Routledge book cover

📘 International Library of Psychology
 by Routledge


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like International Library of Psychology
The birth of the clinic by 8650831|Michel Foucault book cover

📘 The birth of the clinic
 by Michel Foucault


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The birth of the clinic
Users and Abusers of Psychiatry by 13833342|Lucy Johnstone book cover

📘 Users and Abusers of Psychiatry
 by Lucy Johnstone


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Users and Abusers of Psychiatry
Self and others by 8775700|R. D. Laing book cover

📘 Self and others
 by R. D. Laing


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Self and others
The question of lay analysis by 919822|Sigmund Freud book cover

📘 The question of lay analysis
 by Sigmund Freud


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The question of lay analysis
Abnormal psychology by 6616800|Carr, Alan Dr. book cover

📘 Abnormal psychology
 by Carr, Alan Dr.

This book presents a clear and in-depth account of abnormal psychology. It focuses on both clinical descriptions, using illustrative case studies at the beginning of each section, and on the implications of the major theoretical perspectives and relevant empirical evidence for clinical treatment. It provides a very readable and up-to-date review of topics including childhood behaviour disorders, anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, personality disorders and models of abnormal behaviour. Alan Carr illustrates a scientific approach to the understanding of these aspects of abnormal psychology. Both the content and style of this book will help students understand a complex area of psychology.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Abnormal psychology
Sanity, madness and the family by 8775700|R. D. Laing book cover

📘 Sanity, madness and the family
 by R. D. Laing


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Sanity, madness and the family
The mask of sanity by 8637881|Hervey Cleckley book cover

📘 The mask of sanity
 by Hervey Cleckley


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The mask of sanity

Some Other Similar Books

Psychoanalysis and Neurosis by Carl Jung
On the Validity of Psychiatric Diagnosis by Thomas Szasz
Visual Sociology by William Shaffir and Robert Stebbins

Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!

Please login to submit books!