What is Anti-psychiatry?
There are a number of social and political movements that question certain practices of [[psychiatry]], which became known as '''anti-psychiatry'''. One movement originated during the [[French Revolution]] of 1789 and was influenced by [[Romanticism|romantic ideals]]. Another movement started in [[Germany]] around 1900. The third big movement was stated in the [[United States]] and [[Europe]] in the 1960s. This movement questioned the classification of [[Schizophrenia]] as a [[mental illness]], to be treated by psychiatry and also wanted to highlight certain problems of psychiatric wards. One of the people who influenced the 1960s movement a great deal was [[Michel Foucault]]. His book ''Madness and Insanity: History of Madness in the Classical Age'' is about the question at what point madness starts. South African psychiatrist [[David Cooper (psychiatrist)|David Cooper]] was the first to use the word “anti-psychiatry”. He first used it in 1967.<ref>David Cooper, ''Psychiatry and Anti-Psychiatry'', Paladin, London, 1967.</ref> == Notes == {{reflist|2}} == Related pages == *[[Psychiatry]] *[[MindFreedom International]] *[[David Oaks]] [[Category:Psychiatry]]