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Mental illness -- History.
Mental illness -- Treatment -- History.
Mental illness -- Treatment.
Psychiatric hospitals -- United States -- History.
Psychiatry -- History.
Mental illness.
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Mental illness -- History.
Mental illness -- Treatment -- History.
Mental illness -- Treatment.
Psychiatric hospitals -- United States -- History.
Psychiatry -- History.
Mental illness.
MARC Display
The
mysteries
of
mental
illness
[videorecording (DVD)].
PBS Distribution, 2021.
Call #:
DVD 616.89 M998 Doc
Subjects
Mental
illness
-- History.
Mental
illness
-- Treatment -- History.
Mental
illness
-- Treatment.
Psychiatric hospitals -- United States -- History.
Psychiatry -- History.
Mental
illness
.
Series
PBS DVD video.
ISBN:
9781531713607
Format:
[videorecording (DVD)].
Description:
2 videodiscs (215 min.) : Dolby digital stereo. sd., col. ; 12 cm.
Notes:
Home use only.
English (SDH) subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Contents:
Episode 1. Evil or
illness
? -- Episode 2. Who's normal -- Episode 3. Rise and fall of the asylum -- Episode 4. New frontiers.
Production:
Director, Peter Yost ; producers, Edna Alburquerque, Peter Yost, Salme López Sabina ; script, Edna Alburquerque, Peter Yost.
Performers:
Narrator, Condola Rashad.
Summary:
"Explore the evolution in understanding, and the dramatic attempts across generations, to unravel the difficult questions surrounding
mental
illness
people have grappled with throughout history: What causes it? And how is it best treated? Evil or
Illness
?: Examine ancient conceptions of
mental
illness
and the establishment of psychiatry. Hear contemporary stories of people living with
mental
illness
, including an aspiring astrophysicist with schizophrenia and an Olympics-bound boxer with OCD. Who's Normal?: Trace efforts to develop guidelines for diagnosing
mental
illness
rooted in empirical science rather than dogma. Explore how science and societal factors are deeply entwined with shifting definitions of
mental
health and
mental
illness
. The Rise and Fall of the Asylum: Follow the origin and downfall of
mental
asylums in the U.S. Glimpse inside Cook County prison, the nation's largest unintended
mental
health facility, meet the detainees in their care, and see the challenges they face both inside and out. The New Frontiers: Explore today's most cutting-edge treatments, based on the latest understanding of
mental
illness
, through profiles of patients undergoing deep brain stimulation surgery, infusions of ketamine and modern electro-convulsive therapy.
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
Medical television programs.
Films for the hearing impaired.
DVDs.
Other authors:
Yost, Peter.
Rashad, Condola, 1986-
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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