title: Illusion and reality in R. D. Laing.
abstract: R. D. Laing never fully brings together his extraordinary empathy for schizophrenic individuals and his critical view of schizogenic families. In his writings, family and social interactions increasingly dissolve into subjective "scenarios," and ultimately, "inner space" becomes the source of the redeeming light. This development has unfortunate psychiatric, philosophical, and political implications.
mesh_terms: D005190:Family; D005196:Family Therapy; D005201:Fantasy; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D011573:Psychoanalytic Interpretation; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012557:Schizoid Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000209:etiology; D012931:Social Environment