Experimental induction of infantile behavior in major hysteria

Experimental induction of infantile behavior in major hysteria

Author(s):
Dieterle, Robert Richard, 1896-1969 filmmaker
Publication:
Ann Arbor, MI : [Robert Richard Dieterle], [1934]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Moving image
Subject(s):
Hysteria -- physiopathology
Hysteria -- therapy
Regression, Psychology
Psychotherapy
Therapeutic Human Experimentation
Genre(s):
Unedited Footage
Abstract:
Filmed at a state psychiatric hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this film appears to show females patients demonstrating so-called infantile regression, as part of an experiment in which doctors treating them attempted to induce the behavior to observe its progressions, characteristics, duration, and the like.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
004 min.
Color:
Black and white
Provenance:
Gift; Karen L. Hertenstein ; 20171104; Acc# 2017-18.
Technique:
Live action
NLM Unique ID:
101761679 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
1191055289
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101761679