Film

When Medicine Got It Wrong

200954mDocumentary

Director: Laura C. Murray
Year: 2009

How parents refused blame for causing schizophrenia

When Medicine Got it Wrong is the groundbreaking story of loving parents who rocked the halls of psychiatry, changing how we understand schizophrenia. In the 1970s, a small group of parents rebelled against then-popular psychiatric theories blaming schizophrenia on bad parenting. Their activism helped revolutionize treatment forever and their stories reveal the origins of the tragic state of mental health care today.

Top cast

Rita Moreno

Narrator

Directed by

Laura C. Murray, Katie Cadigan

Written by

Katie Cadigan, Laura C. Murray

Produced by

Katie Cadigan