When Medicine Got It Wrong (2009)

How parents refused blame for causing schizophrenia

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Runtime : 54M

Director : Katie Cadigan, Laura C. Murray

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.

Actors

Crews

Katie Cadigan
Katie Cadigan
Director
Katie Cadigan
Katie Cadigan
Writer
Katie Cadigan
Katie Cadigan
Producer
Laura C. Murray
Laura C. Murray
Editor
Laura C. Murray
Laura C. Murray
Director
Laura C. Murray
Laura C. Murray
Writer
Tamara Goldsworthy
Tamara Goldsworthy
Cinematography
William Susman
William Susman
Music