National Library of Medicine | Never Alone (Parsons State Hospital, 1967) @NLMNIH | Uploaded June 2023 | Updated October 2024, 9 hours ago.
Portrays selected treatment, training, and research programs at an institution for people with developmental disabilities. Examines patients' needs and the ways in which religious chaplains work with other support staff to meet those needs. The film uses outmoded language such as the term "mentally retarded."
Learn more about this film and search its transcript at NLM Digital Collections: resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918227375006676
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#medicalhistory #disability #religion
Portrays selected treatment, training, and research programs at an institution for people with developmental disabilities. Examines patients' needs and the ways in which religious chaplains work with other support staff to meet those needs. The film uses outmoded language such as the term "mentally retarded."
Learn more about this film and search its transcript at NLM Digital Collections: resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918227375006676
Learn more about the National Library of Medicine's historical audiovisuals program at: nlm.nih.gov/hmd/collections/films
#medicalhistory #disability #religion