5 Books About the Philosophy of Psychiatry

What to read about the philosophical approach to psychiatry

1.Rutkiewicz “From Freud to Heidegger”

The first Russian book on the philosophy of psychiatry, and still remains the last. The main character - a psychiatrist L. Binswanger, leans first to the Freudian theory, then it has found a way to combine it with a much more profound teachings of Heidegger. The book is written in Soviet times, so there are references to Marx and Lenin, but they are easy to ignore. Apart from them the rest of the case and there are very interesting and intelligible.

2. Foucault “History of Madness in the Classical period”

The classic book that should be read to anyone who is interested in the philosophy of psychiatry. Foucault shows how notions of the norm depends on the culture, how it develops, how it is connected with the development of language policies and other non-medical factors. The book is written in a very easy and fun.

3.Laing “Phenomenology of experiences.”

"Politics experiences" (in some publishing houses come out as the "Phenomenology of experiences") - one of the most memorable books against traditional repressive psychiatry. The author exposes the devastating critique of notions of 'normality' consumer society '50s, where any distinctive manifestation of personality was regarded as a mental illness.

4.Korolenko, Dmitrieva “Sociodynamic Psychiatry”

The book is written large domestic psychiatrist and reflects on how should look the perfect mental health care (of course, in the real world). By trying not to break the disease, a person, living conditions, education and the whole living world. To improve mental function – use Piracetam, Picamilon, Noopept, to cope with stress – Phenibut, Phenazepam buy.

5.Binswanger “Being-in-the-world”

On the Russian actually went out and book the hero AM Rutkevich, Binswanger. However, it is, first, a collection of articles, and the most famous (though it is exciting to read). Second, half of the text takes the thesis of American Needleman, which in itself is not bad, but not explicitly dedicated to the topic that the main text of Binswanger.