Abstract

HERNANDEZ MONSALVE, Mariano. Castilla del Pino: an essential lighthouse for navigators of the mental. Rev. Asoc. Esp. Neuropsiq. [online]. 2023, vol.43, n.144, pp.251-273.  Epub Jan 15, 2024. ISSN 2340-2733.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/s0211-57352023000200014.

Castilla del Pino was an undoubted intellectual leader over several generations of Spaniards in the last third of the 20th century. He specifically played this role as an intellectual in the field of the mental health practice. This task constituted a true teaching for professionals interested in rigorous clinical practices, respectful of the dignity and rights of patients. This paper reviews some of his main contributions as an intellectual to psychiatric practice and psychotherapy. It specifically addresses his contributions to the study of the influence of ideology in psychotherapy, as well as the ideology of madness and its impact on psychiatric practice in a hospital context. His observations and recommendations are an excellent guide to the exercise of rigorous observation, reflection and critical thinking facing any dogmatism.

Keywords : Castilla del Pino; psychotherapy; ideology; insanity; patients' rights; institutionalization; deinstitutionalization.

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