Monthly Archives: November 2021

“Spinning Out” and Bipolar Disorder

Throughout the topic of mental health in United States history, there is a consensus that people with mental health disorders either feel like they do not fit in with society, society does not accept them, or both. Even in the 21st-century, people still see the topic of mental health as unspeakable. According to Dr. Alexander …

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Shutter Island

Shutter Island begins with the protagonist, U.S. Marshall Teddy Daniels and his partner Chuck Aule taking a boat to Shutter Island. Shutter Island was the home to Ashecliffe Asylum for the criminally insane. Ashecliffe has a ward system depicted in the movie is very similar to asylums we have read about like Ionia. Teddy and […]

Hist of Mental Health Digital Research Paper

Below is a link to my Google Doc version with correct citations. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_0mw2wn8SnWMfE0c7MuanOOGlPvwQWgfJNHg4znLbWc/edit?usp=sharing Hello, my name is Theron Gertz and I will be discussing the modern history of bipolar misdiagnosis  As trite as it is to start a project with a definition, I find it essential here due to the key terms and varied history… Continue reading Hist of Mental Health Digital Research Paper

Media Analysis

Ian Gallagher from Showtime’s “Shameless” was officially diagnosed with bipolar disorder in Season 5, Episode 6. However, we had gotten notes of his mental health struggles much earlier on. In Season 3, he decided to enlist in the army––under his brother’s name––without telling anyone. He began an illegal affair with his older sister’s boyfriend’s father… Continue reading Media Analysis

Digital Research Project

For my digital research project I research Elizabeth Packard and her institutionalization at the hand of her husband, Theophilus Packard. Elizabeth Packard was sent to the Illinois State Asylum after an incident of expressing differing religious beliefs than that of her husbands. That event caused her to be locked in the asylum for three years… Continue reading Digital Research Project

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