| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Contents |
Shock -- Extended interviews: Kitty Dukakis on her History of Addiction, Dr Charles Welch on ECT and the Brain -- archival films: Electro Shock Treatment (1943), The Pharmacist (1950s educational film) -- Bonus Features: Production Stills, Early ECT Device, Artwork in Shock, Island of Hope |
| Summary |
Shock reveals the personal stories of a dozen people who underwent electroconvulsive therapy for treatment of severe depression and bipolar disorder. The film features candid, intimate interviews with patients and doctors and footage of actual ECT procedures. It offers insight into the contentious treatment which has been derided both as barbaric and praised as miraculous |
| Notes |
Aspect ratio: widescreen |
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Based on the book "Shock: the healing power of electroconvulsive therapy" by Kitty Dukakis and Larry Tye |
| Credits |
Produced, directed and edited by Brad Osborne ; production design by Kelly Cavener and Justin Parson ; director of photography Brian Vilim ; original music composed by Brad Dale and Brad Osborne ; executive producer Andy Streitfeld ; co-produced by David Horwitz |
| Notes |
DVD. Region unspecified |
| Subject |
Dukakis, Kitty.
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Electroconvulsive therapy.
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Electroconvulsive therapy -- Practice.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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| Author |
Vilim, Brian
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Dale, Brad
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Dukakis, Kitty.
Shock, the healing power of electroconvulsive therapy
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AMS Production Group, Inc
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