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Otto Friedrich reads from and discusses his book "Going Crazy"

BROADCAST: Feb. 27, 1976 | DURATION: 00:55:02

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Synopsis

When Otto Friedrich wrote his book, "Going Crazy: An Inquiry Into Madness in Our Time," his intention was to find out from those with mental illness what it was like to go crazy. Friedrich said one man told him that light bulbs were talking to him. In the end, of the people Friedrich asked, about a third of them were treated with professional help, a third were helped with medications and the other third got better by being left alone.

Details

Broadcast Date
Feb. 27, 1976

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
55 minutes, 2 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Healthcare, Medicine, Mental Health Philosophy

People

Journalists

Tags

Friedrich, Otto, 1929---Interviews Friedrich, Otto, 1929- Going crazy. Psychiatry--Philosophy. Audiotapes. Radio programs. Friedrich, Otto, 1929---Interviewee WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Mingus, Charles, 1922-. Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 Labotomy Mental illness

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