When Medicine Got It Wrong

2009· 54 min★ 8.7· Documentary

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.

Cast: Rita Moreno

Director: Laura C. Murray, Katie Cadigan