Natural history of psychotic illness in childhood. (1960)
1960 · Short film · 19 min
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Produced by the University of London's Institute of Psychiatry Traces the gradual unfolding of the psychotic process in childhood reconstructed from three material sources: a family album of photographs, a motion picture, and and objective diary kept by the mother. Follows the patient from ages one to nine, until she is placed in Maudsley Hospital, London, where she remains for two years
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★★★★★ · A Rather Unusual Case · JayKay49 · 2016-01-24
Schizophrenia onset in childhood is somewhat unusual but does happen and is often called "autism," in this case, a euphemism for "schizophrenia" when it manifests in children. This girl is a severe case, and here, the motor manifestations are suggestive of a broader, possibly chromosomal etiology. The real problem here is that young onset like this is often refractory to antipsychotics which in about 15 years would become available and allow many psychotic people live more normal lives. A well made film illustrating a psychosis. Probably would be forbidden to produce these days.
★★ · For JayKay49 · gardner4224 · 2021-10-20
How many cases of autism or religious trauma syndrome/PTSD are classified as schizophrenia? Why are the medications given sloppy names such as the term 'antipsychotics'? The characteristics of a psychotic are not the same as a schizophrenic's. The psychotic, by definition, is an aggressor. The schizophrenic is afraid. The psychotic has to be honestly identified with a special technique because the definition of a psychotic leads to something like the Russell Paradox. Then the psychotic has to be treated to migrate the person into a balance to interact with society. The schizophrenic has to be…
