Madness and Religious Experience with Richard Saville-Smith
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The Negative Effects of Psychology on Madness
Psychology has been reduced from its traditional role of helping people to understand themselves and their world. But it's difficult for those who have spent time in a psychiatric ward to assert the authenticity of one's religious experience, he says. "The only way you get out of a psychiatric ward is by at least pretending to be seen" He adds: 'I mean, as far as I'm concerned, the job's already done'
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