Schizophrenia: The Shattered Mirror Part II

Duration: 1200 ft.

Year Published: 1966

Complete Record: Subject: presents elements from the experiences of schizophrenic persons to promote understanding of the condition, and reviews the research being done toward developing a better knowledge of its causes, implications, and treatment. Describes the different avenues of research in treatment (such as through drugs, shock treatment, and psychotherapy), the biochemical and neurophysiological aspects of schizophrenia, and deals briefly with the question as to whether the distorted perceptions in schizophrenia are the result or cause of it. Includes a case history of a young girl in everyday life and her feelings. Shots: brain activity medical read outs, test tubes in lab, centrifuge, monkey looks drowsy strapped down with some wires attached to his head, man filming family talking session from behind a hidden mirror, families sitting around talking about problems, big crane/ bulldozer digging up ground, construction workers. People walking down the street, camera turning around and up and down, trying to show a Schizophrenic point of view, patient being hypnotized, hypnotized patient is not waking up.