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Out of my mind / produced and Directed by Katie Cadigan.
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- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Cadigan, Katie, author.
- Series:
- Filmakers library online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Schizoaffective disorders--Patients--Biography.
- Schizoaffective disorders.
- Schizophrenia--Case studies.
- Schizophrenia.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (29 minutes).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 1996.
- Language Note:
- This edition in English.
- System Details:
- digital
- data file
- Summary:
- Out of My Mind is an intimate portrait of twenty-three year old John Cadigan, the filmmaker's brother who became seriously mentally ill while he was an art student at college. Soon after his first psychotic break John asked his sister, the filmmaker and his primary caretaker, to document his story. Filmed over three years, the siblings narrate the story of John s painful deterioration despite various therapies. Rarely has the family experience of the early stages of schizophrenia been articulated so clearly. John's acute self awareness and his intense art work make him the ideal subject. He describes what is is like to be labeled psychotic, to become catatonic and to feel like part of your mind is working against you. Day to day John struggles with a steady stream of paranoid and violent thoughts. John continues to battle his illness which has now been diagnosed as schizoaffective disorder. Obtaining an accurate diagnosis, medical benefits and housing were part of the arduous process of searching for help. Despite multiple hospitalizations he tries to lead as normal a life as possible, relying on the love and support of his family.
- Notes:
- Originally released as DVD.
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).
- American Psychological Association, 1995
- Best Documentary/Best Film, Heart of America, 1995
- Citation, Black Maria Film Festival, 1995
- Mill Valley Festival, 1995
- Women in the Director's Chair, 1995
- OCLC:
- 747798452
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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