导演：Kenneth Paul Rosenberg
主演：未知
Bedlamisthefirstmajordocumentarytoexplorethecrisisincareofseverelymentally-illcitizens.SetinLosAngel
Bedlamisthefirstmajordocumentarytoexplorethecrisisincareofseverelymentally-illcitizens.SetinLosAngeles,thefilmtrackswrenchingindividualstoriesofmentally-illpatientscaughtonanendlessmerry-go-roundofineffectivecare,exposingtheanatomyofabrokenhealthcaremill.Whatwasonceasystembuiltaroundlong-termasylumcarehasessentiallybecomeacrudehorrorshowforthousandswhoaredetained,medicated,andtossedontothestreetswithnomeansofrecovery.There,pettycrimeanddrugaddictionlandmanyinprison,wheretheyaredetainedandmedicatedagain,creatingatragicloop.Asonepsychiatristpointsout,thisgovernment-sanctionedloopistheactualdefinitionofinsanity.Addtothatthefactthatfewpsychiatristsareevenwillingtotreatthosemostseverelyafflicted,andyou’vegotanall-outcrisisthat’salsoamajorsourceofhomelessnessandincarceration.Withamixtureofpainedintimacyandsweepinghistoricalcontext,Bedlamshowshowdeep-seatedshame,stigma,anddecades-longpoliticalnegligencehaveledtothesinglelargestsocialcatastropheofthetwentiethandtwenty-firstcenturies.《精神病医院》是首部探讨严重精神病患者护理危机的大型纪录片。这部电影以洛杉矶为背景，讲述了精神病患者被无休止的无效护理的旋转木马缠住的痛苦故事，揭露了一个破碎的医疗工厂的解剖结构。曾经建立在长期庇护护理基础上的系统，对于被拘留、服药、被扔到街上无法康复的数千人来说，已经基本上变成了一个粗暴的恐怖秀。在那里，轻微犯罪和吸毒成瘾使许多人落入监狱，在那里他们再次被关押和服药，造成了一个悲惨的循环。正如一位精神病学家指出的，这个政府认可的循环是精神错乱的真正定义。除此之外，几乎没有精神病医生愿意治疗那些受折磨最严重的人，而且你有一场全面的危机，这也是无家可归和监禁的主要原因。
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