The Divided Self
(R.D. Laing)
This is a wonderful compliment to A Brilliant Mind as both seek toilluminate the experience of having schizophrenia. R.D. Laingskillfully uses case studies to help the reader identify and experiencethe world from the point of view of the individual with schizophrenia.What makes this expose worth reading is that R.D. Laing speaks to anaspect of schizophrenia that is often overlooked or forgotten in thecurrent age of genetic reductionism. R.D. Laing validates therelational facet of the disease. He discusses, at length, therelationship of the individual with schizophrenia to himself and hediscusses the relationships of others, with the afflicted individual. Arefreshing relational dynamic is given perspective. R.D. Laing artfully discusses the co-creation of reality as he delvesinto subjective and intersubjective realities. He discusses sanity andinsanity as degress of personal exitential alienation. Interestingly,the very methods used to explore and describe the plight of theindividual with schizophrenia (relationality, subjectivity,intersubjectivity) are the keys to the pathway through and out of thedisorder. For individuals in mental health struggling to understand their clientswith schizophrenia, The Divided self and A Brilliant mind are a muststudy. Combined, their insights offer more than any classroom lectureor seminar will ever provide. You'll be on the road to compassionateand skillful interventions with difficult to reach clients and yourunderstanding of their plight will improve your outcomes.
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