Mental Hospital (1953)

Mental Hospital (1953)

Release Date: 1953, January 1
Directors: Layton Mabrey
Countries: United States of America
Production: Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma State Department of Health, University of Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma

Overview:

Case study documenting a patient’s treatment for paranoid schizophrenia. Made for health professionals, Mental Hospital shows daily life at the state facility, including hydrotherapy and electroconvulsive therapy sessions. The film ends with the patient’s discharge.