RD Laing, Thomas Szasz, Franco Basaglia, Frantz Fanon ... all part of the deconstruction of the medical model of mental illness.
It was a fascinating time. Laing tried to use psychoactive substances in a therapeutic way, interesting, but mostly misguided I think. Ultimately, the medical won out, but there are still a few residual hippies applying the social model ... I reckon there's room for both - apart from the acid, that should stay locked away.
I'm definitely going to DL the ebook. RD Laing is a bit of a hero of mine.
I dont think the pics are any more voyeuristic than any documentary photos. Bearing in mind these are not people who have a permanent lack of capacity to consent - they clearly wanted to be interviewed for the book, and the photos went along with that I guess.
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