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Mysteries of Mental Illness

Doctors searched for the source

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Doctors searched for the source

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NARRATOR: Doctors searched for the source.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:46
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • 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,
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.