When Medicine Got It Wrong (2009) - The A.V. Club
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When Medicine Got It Wrong

2009
54m
Not Rated
Documentary

Where to Watch

Stream
JustWatch
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Cast

Gregory Bateson (Self)Anna Eshoo (Self)Rita Moreno (Narrator)Ronald Reagan (Self)

Directors

Katie Cadigan, Laura C. Murray

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Synopsis

When Medicine Got it Wrong is the groundbreaking story of loving parents who rocked the halls of psychiatry, changing how we understand schizophrenia. In the 1970s, a small group of parents rebelled against then-popular psychiatric theories blaming schizophrenia on bad parenting. Their activism helped revolutionize treatment forever and their stories reveal the origins of the tragic state of mental health care today.

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