Stephen Ticktin
Encyclopedia
Stephen Jan Ticktin is a Canadian psychiatrist
, therapist and lecturer, and a notable figure in the anti-psychiatry
movement.
After earning his medical degree from the University of Toronto
in 1973, Ticktin became personal assistant to anti-psychiatry movement leader David Cooper
, travelling with him through Europe, North America, South America and Mexico on his lecture tours (1972 - 1976). He also studied with the Philadelphia Association
and apprenticed in existential therapy with R.D. Laing. In 1983, Ticktin obtained an MRCPsych in Psychiatry through the Royal College of Psychiatrists
in London, and in the course of the decades during which Ticktin made the UK his home, he helped to found the British Network of Alternatives to Psychiatry and the Supportive Psychotherapy Association.
He joined the editorial collective of Asylum Magazine in 1987 and has published articles in a number of British psychiatry journals. Ticktin has also been a visiting lecturer and supervisor at the Regent's College
School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, and at The New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling at Schiller International University
, where he worked with Emmy van Deurzen
. In 2004, he returned to Canada where he is currently in private practice and is also adjunct faculty at the Living Institute in Toronto.
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...
, therapist and lecturer, and a notable figure in the anti-psychiatry
Anti-psychiatry
Anti-psychiatry is a configuration of groups and theoretical constructs that emerged in the 1960s, and questioned the fundamental assumptions and practices of psychiatry, such as its claim that it achieves universal, scientific objectivity. Its igniting influences were Michel Foucault, R.D. Laing,...
movement.
After earning his medical degree from the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
in 1973, Ticktin became personal assistant to anti-psychiatry movement leader David Cooper
David Cooper (psychiatrist)
David Graham Cooper was a British psychiatrist, theorist and leader in the anti-psychiatry movement....
, travelling with him through Europe, North America, South America and Mexico on his lecture tours (1972 - 1976). He also studied with the Philadelphia Association
Philadelphia Association
The Philadelphia Association is a UK "charity concerned with the understanding and relief of mental suffering." It was founded in 1965 by the psychiatrist and psychoanalyst R. D...
and apprenticed in existential therapy with R.D. Laing. In 1983, Ticktin obtained an MRCPsych in Psychiatry through the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the main professional organisation of psychiatrists in the United Kingdom responsible for representing psychiatrists, psychiatric research and providing public information about mental health problems...
in London, and in the course of the decades during which Ticktin made the UK his home, he helped to found the British Network of Alternatives to Psychiatry and the Supportive Psychotherapy Association.
He joined the editorial collective of Asylum Magazine in 1987 and has published articles in a number of British psychiatry journals. Ticktin has also been a visiting lecturer and supervisor at the Regent's College
Regent's College
Regent's College is located in Regent's Park, London, England. It is one of the two largest groups of buildings in the park, along with the London Zoo, and was built on the site of South Villa, one of the original eight Regent's Park villas....
School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, and at The New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling at Schiller International University
Schiller International University
Schiller International University is a private American university with its main campus and administrative headquarters in Largo, Florida. It has campuses on two continents in five countries, each offering its own unique experiences to students: Largo; Paris, France; Madrid, Spain; Heidelberg,...
, where he worked with Emmy van Deurzen
Emmy van Deurzen
Emmy van Deurzen is an existential therapist and honorary Professor at the University of Sheffield...
. In 2004, he returned to Canada where he is currently in private practice and is also adjunct faculty at the Living Institute in Toronto.
Publications
- "The User's Voice in Mental Health Services" in Asylum: Magazine for Democratic Psychiatry, Vol. 5 (3) 1991
- "Friendship, Therapy, Camaraderie: An Existential Approach to Therapy With Young People" in Case Studies in Existential Psychotherapy, Simon Du Plock, Ed. (Wiley, Chichester, 1997)
- "R. D. Laing, A Tribute" in R.D. Laing, Creative Destroyer, Bob Mullan, Ed. (Cassell, London, 1997)
- "R.D. Laing's Divided Tooth" in Journal of the Society for Existential Analysis, Vol. 5
- "'Ticktin's Syndrome', or, The Post-Psychiatric Post Confusional State" in Asylum: Magazine for Democratic Psychiatry, Vol.3 (2)
- "Brother Beast: A Personal Mémoir of David Cooper" in Asylum: Magazine for Democratic Psychiatry, Vol. 1 (3).
- Review of "R.D. Laing, A Biography, by Adrian Laing" (London: Peter Owen, 1994) in Journal of the Society for Existential Analysis
- "R.D. Laing, A Tribute" in Asylum: Magazine for Democratic Psychiatry, Vol. 4 (2) 1990
Sources
- Biography on the Society For Laingian Studies website.
- Stephen Ticktin Living Institute biography