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Which movement was Laing associated with?

Anti-psychiatry
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Answer

Anti-psychiatry, a movement associated with R.D. Laing, challenged the traditional psychiatric approach to mental illness. It emphasized the social and environmental factors that contribute to psychological distress, rather than focusing solely on biological causes. Laing believed that madness was a valid response to an oppressive society and that individuals should be treated with empathy and understanding, rather than being labeled and medicated.