Emotional Illness

Shows a young husband whose wife has suddenly had a nervous breakdown and must be hospitalized. Dr. Piers discusses his reactions of fear and guilt, and also explodes some of the destructive myths about mental disturbance and psychiatry. Gives answers to such questions as: Can a psychiatrist change your personality? Is sex the main concern of psychiatry? Is insanity hereditary? Defines neurotic, psychotic, and psychosomatic disorders.

More in About People Series

  1. Counsel Of Fear 1963
  2. What Is Normal 1963
  3. Aging 1964
  4. Being in Love 1964
  5. Emotional Illness 1964
  6. Emotional Illness 1964
  7. Psychoanalysis 1964
  8. Psychoanalysis 1964

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, description, catalog record