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Book Review of Knots

Knots
Knots
Author: R D Laing
Book Type: Hardcover
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Interesting "vintage" book published in 1970, Knots was written by R.D. Laing, the Scottish psychoananalyst who came to be identified with the "anti-pschiatry" movement because of his view that mental illness could be understood as a potentially transformative experience not unlike a shamanic journey. He also linked the development of psychosis with family relations--a view that has been more-or-less left behind the the wake of psychopharmacology.