When Medicine Got It Wrong (2009)
How parents refused blame for causing schizophrenia
54 min
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.
- Release date
- May 10, 2009
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Anna Eshoo as Self
- Rita Moreno as Narrator
Crew
- Gregory Bateson · Archive footage
- Ronald Reagan · Archive footage
- Katie Cadigan · Director
- Laura C. Murray · Director
- Katie Cadigan · Writer
- Laura C. Murray · Writer
- Katie Cadigan · Producer
- William Susman · Composer
- Tamara Goldsworthy · Cinematographer
- Laura C. Murray · Editor