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{\an1}This electroconvulsive therapy, or E.C.T
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Mysteries of Mental Illness

{\an1}This electroconvulsive therapy,or E.C.T., quickly spread

{\an1}This electroconvulsive therapy,
or E.C.T., quickly spread

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{\an1}This electroconvulsive therapy, or E.C.T.,
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quickly spread.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:01
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 • 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,
S01 • E03 {\an1}JEFFREY LIEBERMAN: Even the term that was used - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:11
{\an1}JEFFREY LIEBERMAN: Even the term that was used
S01 • E02 {\an7}ALLEN FRANCES: World War II to a very strong degree - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:05
{\an7}ALLEN FRANCES: World War II to a very strong degree
S01 • E03 {\an1}And people with mental illness were alien to society. - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:04
{\an1}And people with mental illness were alien to society.
S01 • E02 Freud's theory was based on the fact that - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:10
Freud's theory was based on the fact that
S01 • E04 {\an1}were absolutely dreadful. - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:04
{\an1}were absolutely dreadful.
S01 • E01 {\an1}NARRATOR: When she was 17, Cecilia fell in love - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:12
{\an1}NARRATOR: When she was 17, Cecilia fell in love
S01 • E04 We had to chase the patients down the hall - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:05
We had to chase the patients down the hall
S01 • E04 {\an1}There was no anesthesia and some of them used to get fractures. - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:05
{\an1}There was no anesthesia and some of them used to get f...
S01 • E02 {\an1}But these are not always available to consciousness. - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:06
{\an1}But these are not always available to consciousness.
S01 • E04 {\an7}It was just a painful, felt like torture - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:04
{\an7}It was just a painful, felt like torture
S01 • E03 {\an1}VASAN: The history of moral treatment - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:28
{\an1}VASAN: The history of moral treatment
S01 • E02 {\an7}And a lot of the things we do - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:08
{\an7}And a lot of the things we do
S01 • E04 {\an1}LIEBERMAN: There was an imbalance of authority - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:08
{\an1}LIEBERMAN: There was an imbalance of authority
S01 • E02 {\an1}NARRATOR: Freud died just as World War II began, - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:08
{\an1}NARRATOR: Freud died just as World War II began,
S01 • E01 (static hissing) - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:09
(static hissing)
S01 • E04 And the doctor was all-knowing and omniscient - Mysteries of Mental Illness 00:08
And the doctor was all-knowing and omniscient