Resources

Radical Psychiatry: An Approach to Personal and Political Change

A succinct overview of the history and practice by Beth Roy, as part of "Advancing Social Justice through Clinical Practice" edited by Etiony Aldarondo

Radical Psychiatry: The Second Decade

15 years after Radical Psychiatry was begun, the collective of practitioners at the time together wrote a series of papers describing the history, theory, and practices, edited by Claude Steiner & Beth Roy. Now in the fifth decade of its practice, the Radical Therapy extended community still draw on these writings.

Available for viewing below by section (Part I–IV) or by individual chapters.

Download ZIP of all sections (Part I-V) here.

Introduction

Part I: Theory (Chapters 1–3)

1. Power

2. Alienation

3. Ways of Thinking

Part II: Working Concepts (Chapters 4–8)

4. Cooperation

5. The Pig Parent

6. Competition

7. The Rescue Triangle