He is committed to the state hospital in short order by a judge, where he is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and given insulin shock treatments. It tells the story of Fred Clanton, a guy who began to believe his wife and brother-in-law were conspiring against him. This 50s film, made by the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health, tries very hard to make its state mental hospitals look friendly and not intimidating, but it doesnГѓВўГ‚Г‚t wholly succeed.

First there's insulin shot therapy in which a patient receives a shot (camera pans down to twitching feet), then electric shock, hydrotherapy, and cold pack therapy. PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING: The narrator describes various treatments for psychological disorders, and we view these methods in action (which look somewhat barbarous to today's viewers). The psychiatrist replies, 'Why do you think they're doing you this way?' Joe answers, 'Well, I've been working on this for years. They're taking up all of her time.' Joe rings his hands. He says, 'They're turning my wife, you know, Peg, against me. PARANOIA: Joe talks to an Oklahoman psychiatrist (with a southern accent). He has blood taken from his arms, a chest x-ray, and a spinal tap. Men in dark, tweed jackets lead him into the hospital. There's a close up of his eyes, then hands, then mouth. He leans his head against the rear window. PARANOIA / DEPRESSION / INSTITUTIONALIZATION: Man's voice over as he is driven down a gray, snowy road. TITLE CARD: Recognizable personages appearing in this film are not patients in a mental institution. The methods used in the treatment of mental diseases and stresses the value of occupational therapy in rehabilitating patients and the need for an atmosphere of calm and security. Summarizes the treatment of a patient from admission to the hospital to the time of discharge. 1).Дocuments the case of a mental patient who is treated for schizophrenia (paranoid type) at the Oklahoma State Hospital. Jack Stevenson's article on Swain and Hockman appears in Brutarian (Vol.

Patients in a mental institution.' (According to Dwight Swain, patients were played by producers, crew and friends, since actual patients weren't legally competent to sign talent releases.) Filmed in and around Central State Hospital, Norman, Oklahoma. 'Recognizable personages appearing in this film are not Mathews, M.D., Commissioner, State Department of Health.Д¬harles F. Distributed by International Film Bureau. Produced for the Oklahoma State Department of Health in cooperation with the State of Oklahoma Department of Mental Health.

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