Mental Hospital (1953)

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.

Released Jan. 1, 1953 19 min None+

Genres: Short

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