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'''Antipsychiatry''' is a movement that advocates for the abolition of [[Psychiatry|psychiatry]].
Originally a movement that merely opposed involuntary treatment and drugging of patients; '''Anti-psychiatry''' is a broad movement that opposes [[Psychiatry|psychiatry]] or elements of Psychiatry.
 
==History==
 
The term "anti-psychiatry" was first used by David Graham Cooper in ''Psychiatry and Anti-psychiatry''.<ref>{{Citation|title=Psychiatry and Anti-psychiatry|author=David Cooper|isbn=9780415865982|year=1967}}</ref>
 
== Important theorists ==
Some known theorists who have been associated with the anti-psychiatrist movement are:
 
* [[David Cooper|David G. Cooper]], [[Ronald D. Laing]], [[Aaron Esterson]] (in Great Britain)
* [[Thomas S. Szasz]], [[Erving Goffman]] (in the USA)
* [[Félix Guattari]], [[Michel Foucault]] (in France)
* [[Franco Basaglia]] (in Italy)
* [[Theodoros Megalooikonomou]] (in Greece)
 
Besides Thomas Szasz, who claimed the political label of a "liberal humanist", it has been a common feature of anti-psychiatrist figures to adhere to [[Marxism|Marxist]] or [[Anarchism|anarchist]] left.  
 
==References ==
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[[Category:Antipsychiatry]]
[[Category:Psychiatry]]

Latest revision as of 08:51, 11 August 2024

Originally a movement that merely opposed involuntary treatment and drugging of patients; Anti-psychiatry is a broad movement that opposes psychiatry or elements of Psychiatry.

History[edit | edit source]

The term "anti-psychiatry" was first used by David Graham Cooper in Psychiatry and Anti-psychiatry.[1]

Important theorists[edit | edit source]

Some known theorists who have been associated with the anti-psychiatrist movement are:

Besides Thomas Szasz, who claimed the political label of a "liberal humanist", it has been a common feature of anti-psychiatrist figures to adhere to Marxist or anarchist left.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. David Cooper (1967). Psychiatry and Anti-psychiatry. ISBN 9780415865982