<p>This book explores the importance of the work of Franco Basaglia, a pioneer in the democratic psychiatry movement. Using a multidisciplinary approach combining philosophy and psychology this volume seeks to illuminate the past and create a clearer picture of Basaglia's impact in conceptualizing modern psychiatric care. It reviews the contemporary status of care and offers new insights for a critical evaluation of care that takes the psychiatric revolution to a new level.</p><ul> <li>Highlights&#xa0;Basaglia’s diagnostic and clinical practice</li> <li>Employs a multi-disciplinary approach</li> <li>Joins phenomenology and critical theory</li></ul>