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Mysteries of Mental Illness

{\an1}The, "Why this person?" "Why me?" {\an1}"There must be some meaningassociated...

{\an1}The, "Why this person?" "Why me?" {\an1}"There must be some meaning
associated {\an1}with this affliction." So even though {\an1}our religious and social
and scientific authority {\an1}has shifted over time,
there is still this notion, {\an1}this quest for meaning

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{\an1}The, "Why this person?"
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"Why me?"
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{\an1}"There must be some meaning associated
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{\an1}with this affliction."
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So even though
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{\an1}our religious and social and scientific authority
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{\an1}has shifted over time, there is still this notion,
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{\an1}this quest for meaning.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:12
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Douglas Fairbanks Pictures

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Movie Summary

The attempts across generations to unravel the mysteries of mental illness, including its causes and treatments.
S01 • E04 {\an1}They put electrodes on his head with some lubricant - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:09
{\an1}They put electrodes on his head with some lubricant
S01 • E02 {\an1}Doctors referred to their mysterious condition - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:11
{\an1}Doctors referred to their mysterious condition
S01 • E03 NARRATOR: Kirkbride believed - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:15
NARRATOR: Kirkbride believed
S01 • E04 {\an1}And the patient says, "No, not again, it's deadly." - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:05
{\an1}And the patient says, "No, not again, it's d...
S01 • E02 {\an8}ANNE HARRINGTON: A lot of the young men - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:13
{\an8}ANNE HARRINGTON: A lot of the young men
S01 • E04 And they throw the switch and this time, - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:17
And they throw the switch and this time,
S01 • E03 {\an1}KEITH WAILOO: Dorothea Dix and hospital reformers - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:16
{\an1}KEITH WAILOO: Dorothea Dix and hospital reformers
S01 • E02 {\an7}We would call it trauma, we would call it PTSD. - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:04
{\an7}We would call it trauma, we would call it PTSD.
S01 • E02 NARRATOR: Doctors searched for the source. - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:04
NARRATOR: Doctors searched for the source.
S01 • E01 {\an7}It could have cost my life. - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:05
{\an7}It could have cost my life.
S01 • E03 {\an1}DIDLAKE: There was not a lot of specific treatments, - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:17
{\an1}DIDLAKE: There was not a lot of specific treatments,
S01 • E01 {\an7}When I was very young, maybe five, - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:06
{\an7}When I was very young, maybe five,
S01 • E04 {\an1}NARRATOR: They weren't sure how it worked, - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:07
{\an1}NARRATOR: They weren't sure how it worked,
S01 • E02 {\an1}X-rays, surgery, and even autopsies provided few clues. - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:07
{\an1}X-rays, surgery, and even autopsies provided few clues...
S01 • E01 {\an7}I got very confused and scared about what it was. - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:05
{\an7}I got very confused and scared about what it was.
S01 • E04 {\an1}This electroconvulsive therapy, or E.C.T., - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:08
{\an1}This electroconvulsive therapy, or E.C.T.,
S01 • E02 {\an1}As World War II dawned, - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:08
{\an1}As World War II dawned,
S01 • E03 {\an1}NARRATOR: Kirkbride's asylums were to be set off - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:08
{\an1}NARRATOR: Kirkbride's asylums were to be set off
S01 • E04 {\an1}For decades, hundreds of thousands of Americans a year - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:14
{\an1}For decades, hundreds of thousands of Americans a year
S01 • E02 {\an1}Without any reliable physical tests, - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:08
{\an1}Without any reliable physical tests,