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Arguments have raged ever since over whether Ronald David Laing's radical methods made him a true shaman – a discoverer of profound truths about the human psyche – or just a very clever ...
Checkmate. On behalf of the analytic school, London’s Dr. Ronald David Laing says: “Schizophrenia is not a disease at all. And in contrast with traditional thinking, schizophrenia is not in ...
Laing was the favourite psychiatrist of the 1960s counterculture Ronald David Laing was born in the Govanhill area in the south of Glasgow in 1927. He went to Hutcheson's Grammar School and ...
Adrian Laing, son of RD, says his novel 'Rehab Blues’ is 'intended to be laughter therapy’ Credit: Photo: MARTIN POPE 'At university, I used to play hooker in the rugby team. Being 'rebirthed ...
A solo show whose subject - the controversial Scottish psychiatrist Ronald David Laing - has largely faded from public view, starring an actor who doesn't impersonate him. Scottish actor explores ...
“I’m sure a psychoanalyst would say I’m still competing with my dad.” Ronald David Laing was born in Glasgow on 7 October 1927, and grew up in a red sandstone tenement at 21 Ardbeg ...
Mad To Be Normal is not a comedy, however, and the two Ronnies are a reference to the conflicted mental state and mercurial character of Scots psychiatrist, Ronald David (RD) Laing. Laing ...
He was full of plans.' Ronald David Laing was born in 1927 and studied medicine at Glasgow University. In 1960, after setting up a private practice at Wimpole Street in London, he published his ...
With its debut at the Glasgow Film Festival fast approaching, the David Tennant-starring Mad To Be Normal is nearly upon us. And we're happy to bring you an exclusive trailer for the movie.
He spoke of tripping with controversial Glaswegian psychiatrist Ronald David Laing in psychedelic therapy sessions. Article continues below Laing was feted by celebrities in the 60s and used LSD ...
Adrian Laing described his younger brother as a "chip off the old block" who shared his father's unconventional approach to life. Ronald David Laing, who was born in Glasgow and later attended ...
Ronald David Laing was born in the Govanhill area in the south of Glasgow in 1927. He went to Hutcheson's Grammar School and Glasgow University to study medicine and became interested in mental ...