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''' | 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]] | [[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:
- 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 Marxist or anarchist left.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ David Cooper (1967). Psychiatry and Anti-psychiatry. ISBN 9780415865982