A Positive approach to the psychiatric patient

United States, 1955

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Shows the treatment in Veterans Administration hospital for psychiatric patients who have emerged from acute episodes of mental illness but who are not yet well enough to leave the hospital. Uses a hospital ward unit as the focal setting, and stresses the roles of the nurse aide and physician.

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Credits

production company

Department of Medicine and Surgery

Duration

00:28:10:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1955

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

008582

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental illness

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental illness - Treatment

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychiatric hospital care

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychiatric nursing

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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