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David Graham Cooper (1931 in Cape Town, South Africa – 29 July 1986 in Paris, France) [unreliable source?] was a South African-born psychiatrist and theorist who was prominent in the anti-psychiatry movement. Cooper graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1955.
This article offers an introduction to David Cooper (1931–86), who coined the term ‘anti-psychiatry’, and, it is argued here, has not so far received the scholarly attention that he deserves. The first section presents his life in context.
- Adrian Chapman
- 2016
Aug 11, 2019 · In this article, read all about David G. Cooper, the father of anti-psychiatry. The founders of anti-psychiatry are David G. Cooper, R.D. Laing, Thomas Szasz, and Michel Foucault. This anti-psychiatry revolution took place in the sixties and its main interest was to denounce the gaps, theoretical problems, and abuse in the practice ...
5 days ago · South African-born psychiatrist and a leading figure of the anti-psychiatry movement. After graduating with a medical degree from the University of Cape Town, Cooper moved to London. He worked in several hospitals here, including the unit for young schizophrenics called Villa 21.
By this time, the British antipsychiatrists (eg, R D Laing, David Cooper, and Leon Redler) were moving away from the purely psychiatric. They increasingly saw themselves as members of a world-wide counterculture.
South African psychiatrist Dr. David G. Cooper (1931–1986) was a noted theorist and leader in the anti-psychiatry movement , along with R. D. Laing, Thomas Szasz and Michel Foucault. Cooper graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1955.
This article offers an introduction to David Cooper (1931-86), who coined the term 'anti-psychiatry', and, it is argued here, has not so far received the scholarly attention that he deserves. The first section presents his life in context.
