Medical Update: Panic Disorder
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Sponsored film for Upjohn Labs discussing panic disorder, and promoting Upjohn’s medications for the disorder. Three internationally renowned clinicians meet in France to discuss panic disorder. Through talking head interviews and situational reenactments, The symptoms, etiology, and treatment of panic disorder, are explained through talking head interviews and situational reenactments.
Credits
Jack Leib (producer); Jack Leib (contributor); Warren Lieb (cinematographer); Heinz Katschnig (commentator); Jean-Phillippe Boulenger (commentator); James C. Ballenger (commentator)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Jack Behrend Collection
Sponsor: Upjohn Labs
Subjects: Medicine; Mentally ill persons; Health
Places: Europe
Language: English
Shot log: 00:08 - Narrator introduces three internationally renowned clinicians meeting in France to discuss panic disorder, men wearing suits walk outside in courtyard of stone chateau; 01:12 - Montage stylized quick shots, camera follows woman through train station, onto bustling train, VO woman says she feels like people are closing in on her, too much noise, feels dizzy, heart racing, high temperature, feels faint, crazy, needs to get out of here, she leaves the station; PANIC DISORDER; 03:45 - MS ZOOM IN and OUT Dr. Katschnig on platform, talks to camera about the symptoms, narrator translates; 05:51 - handheld moving quickly across people boarding airplane, moving through crowds, PAN of high bridge of moving cars; 06:17 - Dr. Katschnig discusses topics intercut with stylized reenactments of situational examples; 06:32 - list of symptoms of panic attacks; 07:24 - woman driving in shopping center parking lot, narrator discusses “phobic avoidance”; 08:29 - camera moving quickly through crowd, panicky movements; RECOGNIZING PANIC DISORDER; 09:01 -Dr. Boulenger discusses topic intercut with stylized reenactments of situational examples , narrator translates French to English; 10:29 -list of symptoms of panic attacks, FA Ambulance rushing to hospital, TILT UP hospital building, Var interior woman patient in hospital, with doctor; 12:46 - MS SA agoraphobic woman closing curtain of house, looking out window; 13:38 - MS woman opening window, panicking; 14:18 - MS woman lying on psychiatrist’s chair, doctor taking notes; 15:15 - MS ZOOM woman crying, wiping tears, laying on bed; ETIOLOGY OF PANIC DISORDER; 15:59 - Dr. Ballenger exterior chateau discusses topics; 16:22 - animated diagram of physical symptoms of panic attack on brain; 17:19 - Var shots interior doctor’s office, woman getting checkup by doctor and nurse; 17:51 - diagram of brain symmetry; [?] PATIENT OF PANIC DISORDER; 18:20 - doctors discussing topics, intercut reenactments; 19:06 - chart of treatment of panic disorder; 19:31 - Var MS, ZOOM CU Dr. Boulenger in office talking with patient about symptoms; 20:32 - woman imagining full train station, revisits empty station “exposure therapy”; 23:24 - MLS TS FA doctors walking lawn of chateau; 23:51-24:07 - Upjohn advertises medical programs in credits
Cfa elements: Answer Print, 850 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/2824
Sponsor: Upjohn Labs
Subjects: Medicine; Mentally ill persons; Health
Places: Europe
Language: English
Shot log: 00:08 - Narrator introduces three internationally renowned clinicians meeting in France to discuss panic disorder, men wearing suits walk outside in courtyard of stone chateau; 01:12 - Montage stylized quick shots, camera follows woman through train station, onto bustling train, VO woman says she feels like people are closing in on her, too much noise, feels dizzy, heart racing, high temperature, feels faint, crazy, needs to get out of here, she leaves the station; PANIC DISORDER; 03:45 - MS ZOOM IN and OUT Dr. Katschnig on platform, talks to camera about the symptoms, narrator translates; 05:51 - handheld moving quickly across people boarding airplane, moving through crowds, PAN of high bridge of moving cars; 06:17 - Dr. Katschnig discusses topics intercut with stylized reenactments of situational examples; 06:32 - list of symptoms of panic attacks; 07:24 - woman driving in shopping center parking lot, narrator discusses “phobic avoidance”; 08:29 - camera moving quickly through crowd, panicky movements; RECOGNIZING PANIC DISORDER; 09:01 -Dr. Boulenger discusses topic intercut with stylized reenactments of situational examples , narrator translates French to English; 10:29 -list of symptoms of panic attacks, FA Ambulance rushing to hospital, TILT UP hospital building, Var interior woman patient in hospital, with doctor; 12:46 - MS SA agoraphobic woman closing curtain of house, looking out window; 13:38 - MS woman opening window, panicking; 14:18 - MS woman lying on psychiatrist’s chair, doctor taking notes; 15:15 - MS ZOOM woman crying, wiping tears, laying on bed; ETIOLOGY OF PANIC DISORDER; 15:59 - Dr. Ballenger exterior chateau discusses topics; 16:22 - animated diagram of physical symptoms of panic attack on brain; 17:19 - Var shots interior doctor’s office, woman getting checkup by doctor and nurse; 17:51 - diagram of brain symmetry; [?] PATIENT OF PANIC DISORDER; 18:20 - doctors discussing topics, intercut reenactments; 19:06 - chart of treatment of panic disorder; 19:31 - Var MS, ZOOM CU Dr. Boulenger in office talking with patient about symptoms; 20:32 - woman imagining full train station, revisits empty station “exposure therapy”; 23:24 - MLS TS FA doctors walking lawn of chateau; 23:51-24:07 - Upjohn advertises medical programs in credits
Cfa elements: Answer Print, 850 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/2824
Sources
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Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:05