Revisiting RD Laing: the role of nurture: RD Laing dragged the neglected inner world of the severely psychotic individual out of the hidden world of the mental hospital into the public realm. His radical ideas about mental illness attracted fame, then notoriety. Alex Reed argues that it is time to reassess Laing's work

A new optimism is emerging towards psychological approaches to psychosis. Whereas previously the emphasis in services has been almost solely on drug treatments, the past few years have seen the [...]