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The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness (Pelican) by Laing, R. D. (Ronald David), 1927- is a psychology available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness (Pelican) about?

First published in 1960, this watershed work aimed to make madness comprehensible, and in doing so revolutionized the way we perceive mental illness. Using case studies of patients he had worked with, psychiatrist R. D. Laing argued that psychosis is not a medical condition but an outcome of the 'divided self', or the tension between the two personas within us: one our authentic, private identity, and the other the false, 'sane' self that we present to the world.

Who reads The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness (Pelican)?

Author

Laing, R. D. (Ronald David), 1927-

Publisher

Harmondsworth, Middlesex ; Baltimore: Penguin Books

Published

1974

Language

EN

ISBN

9780140207347

Category

psychology

Subjects

Psychology, Medical, Medicine

Rating

4.6 / 5 (482 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14