Science at the Movies

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest


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For episode 54 we're going into 1960s psychiatry, so get ready. What are lobotomies and how did they happen? Are you ready for this shit? Strap in, we're giving you the lowdown on all this shit.

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Here are some resources:

The 1946 expose by Life Magazine: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/lobotomist-bedlam-1946/

ECT: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1125470/

Psychosurgery: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6384258/

Psychiatric hospitals: https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/nhhc/nurses-institutions-caring/history-of-psychiatric-hospitals/

Film and Psychiatry: https://news.mongabay.com/2005/04/the-methods-of-madness-one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest-and-awakenings/

https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/we-are-still-flying-over-cuckoos-nest


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