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Copyright © 2012 by Seth Farber, Ph.D.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Farber, Seth, 1951–

The spiritual gift of madness : the failure of psychiatry and the rise of the mad pride movement / Seth Farber.

   p. cm.

Summary: “A bold call for the ‘insane’ to reclaim their rightful role as prophets of spiritual and cultural transformation”—Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

print ISBN: 978-1-59477-448-5

ebook ISBN: 978-1-59477-703-5

1. Antipsychiatry. 2. Psychiatry—Social aspects. 3. Psychiatric errors. 4. Psychotherapy patients. 5. Ex-mental patients. 6. Prophets—Calling of. I. Title.

RC437.5.F354 2012

616.89—dc23

2012003984

“David’s Story” from Madness, Heresy, and the Rumor Angels by Seth Farber, copyright © 1998 by Seth Farber, reprinted by permission of Open Court Publishing Company, a division of Carus Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois.

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