Pathological laughing and crying: St. Elizabeth's Hospital 1930

Pathological laughing and crying: St. Elizabeth's Hospital 1930

Contributor(s):
Saint Elizabeths Hospital (Washington, D.C.), issuing body.
Publication:
Produced: Washington, DC : St. Elizabeths Hospital, 1930
Language(s):
English
Format:
Moving image
Subject(s):
Brain Injury, Chronic -- complications
Laughter
Crying
Reflex
Saint Elizabeths Hospital (Washington, D.C.)
Genre(s):
Unedited Footage
Abstract:
Produced at the Photo Lab at St. Elizabeths Hospital, this film depicts patients exhibiting pathological laughing and crying behaviors while in residence at St. Elizabeths Hospital, an institution for people with mental illness managed at the time by the US government.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
009 min.
Color:
Black and white
Sound:
Silent
Provenance:
Gift; Catholic University of America; 20170210 Acc .# 2017-02.
Technique:
Live action
NLM Unique ID:
101773056 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
1344416673
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101773056