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Au service de l'esprit troublé

1955 25 min
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Ce court métrage éducatif réalisé par Claude Jutra et Stanley Jackson en 1955 sert de document d'archives pour comprendre les progrès concernant notre façon d'aborder les questions de santé mentale. Par le biais de la détresse d'un médecin dépressif et suicidaire, la capsule éducative fait valoir l'importance du suivi psychiatrique pour les individus en crise.

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Ce court métrage éducatif réalisé par Claude Jutra et Stanley Jackson en 1955 sert de document d'archives pour comprendre les progrès concernant notre façon d'aborder les questions de santé mentale. Par le biais de la détresse d'un médecin dépressif et suicidaire, la capsule éducative fait valoir l'importance du suivi psychiatrique pour les individus en crise.

Psychology and Psychiatry All subjects
  • director
    Stanley Jackson
  • assistant director
    Claude Jutra
  • producer
    Tom Daly
  • script
    Stanley Jackson
    Roman Kroitor
  • images
    Robert Humble
  • sound
    Clarke Daprato
  • editing
    Douglas Tunstell
  • commentary
    Jacques Bobet
  • narration
    Gérard Berthiaume
    Gérard Arthur
  • music
    Eldon Rathburn

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Education

Ages 14 to 17
School subjects
Health/Personal Development - Disease Prevention Health/Personal Development - Human Growth and Development Health/Personal Development - Mental Health/Stress/Suicide
Today, we show greater awareness of psychological disorders than in decades past. By identifying the words associated with mental illness and depression in this 1955 film, students will be able to see that the symptoms have not changed much, but the disorders remain. It can be interesting to compare treatments of the past with those of today, referring to the case of Alys Robi, for example. As well, an exploration of what resources are available in the students’ region would be a useful tool for prevention
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