R. D. Laing
E717387
R. D. Laing was a Scottish psychiatrist and influential figure in anti-psychiatry, known for his controversial views on schizophrenia and the social origins of mental illness.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| R. D. Laing canonical | 2 |
| Ronald David Laing | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8148333 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R. D. Laing Context triple: [Wilhelm Reich, influenced, R. D. Laing]
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A.
Irvin D. Yalom
Irvin D. Yalom is an American psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and author renowned for his influential work in existential psychotherapy and his widely read clinical and philosophical writings.
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B.
Rollo May
Rollo May was an American existential psychologist and author known for integrating existential philosophy with psychotherapy and exploring themes of anxiety, freedom, and human choice.
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C.
Alexander Kohut
Alexander Kohut was a 19th-century Hungarian-American rabbi and scholar renowned for his monumental Talmudic lexicon and leadership in modern Jewish scholarship.
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D.
Donald Wilber
Donald Wilber was a CIA officer and Middle East specialist who played a central role in planning and executing the 1953 coup in Iran that overthrew Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh.
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E.
Murray Stein
Murray Stein is a Jungian analyst and author known for his influential writings on analytical psychology, individuation, and the work of C.G. Jung.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R. D. Laing Target entity description: R. D. Laing was a Scottish psychiatrist and influential figure in anti-psychiatry, known for his controversial views on schizophrenia and the social origins of mental illness.
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A.
Irvin D. Yalom
Irvin D. Yalom is an American psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and author renowned for his influential work in existential psychotherapy and his widely read clinical and philosophical writings.
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B.
Rollo May
Rollo May was an American existential psychologist and author known for integrating existential philosophy with psychotherapy and exploring themes of anxiety, freedom, and human choice.
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C.
Alexander Kohut
Alexander Kohut was a 19th-century Hungarian-American rabbi and scholar renowned for his monumental Talmudic lexicon and leadership in modern Jewish scholarship.
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D.
Donald Wilber
Donald Wilber was a CIA officer and Middle East specialist who played a central role in planning and executing the 1953 coup in Iran that overthrew Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh.
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E.
Murray Stein
Murray Stein is a Jungian analyst and author known for his influential writings on analytical psychology, individuation, and the work of C.G. Jung.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish person
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human ⓘ psychiatrist ⓘ psychotherapist ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1927-10-07 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Glasgow
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Scotland ⓘ |
| coFounded | Kingsley Hall therapeutic community ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticized |
biomedical model of mental illness
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institutional psychiatry ⓘ use of involuntary psychiatric treatment ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1989-08-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Glasgow ⓘ |
| familyName | Laing ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
existential psychology
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family therapy ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ psychiatry ⓘ |
| fullName |
Ronald David Laing
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linked to:
R. D. Laing
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
David
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Ronald ⓘ |
| influenced |
anti-psychiatry theorists
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critical psychiatry ⓘ family therapy approaches ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Jean-Paul Sartre
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Martin Heidegger ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
anti-psychiatry movement
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concept of the divided self ⓘ existential analysis of schizophrenia ⓘ social critique of psychiatry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement |
anti-psychiatry
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existentialism ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Sanity, Madness and the Family
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Self and Others ⓘ The Divided Self ⓘ The Politics of Experience ⓘ The Politics of the Family ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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lecturer ⓘ psychiatrist ⓘ psychotherapist ⓘ |
| publicationDateOfWork |
1960: The Divided Self
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1961: Self and Others ⓘ 1964: Sanity, Madness and the Family ⓘ 1967: The Politics of Experience ⓘ 1971: The Politics of the Family ⓘ |
| theorized |
mental illness as socially constructed
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schizophrenia as intelligible response to family and social context ⓘ |
| workedIn |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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linked to: R. D. Laing