Niall McLaren on Critical Psychiatry

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Psychiatry’s antipsychiatry obsession.

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Niall McLaren
Feb 25, 2025
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It was probably Samuel Gompers, American labour activist, who first said: “First they laugh at you, then they ignore you, then they attack you, then you win.” Something must be happening because the term “anti-psychiatry” is being sprayed around more than usual, although we can probably guess why. First, the evidence. Writing in the prestigious journal …

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