Episode 4: Ratched VS One Flew Over the Cuckoo‘s Nest and the history of mental health instutions

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In this episode, we compare literary and film classic One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, with the latest Netflix binger, Ratched. We take a good look at the history of mental health institutions and treatment along the way. Steph doesn’t say “on the nose” once this episode and apologizes for this profusely. Can you tell how much we liked Ratched?

Shout out to Cathy Watson, mental health nurse legend who we should have had as a guest on this episode!

Trigger/content warning: Suicide, ECT, lobotomies, sexual assault, physical assault, violence, gore, homophobia, childhood trauma, murder

(We also criticize Ratched for ableist language and then we use a bit of it ourselves, so we apologize and will do better next time.)

Hosted by Stephanie Fornasier

Cohosted, & music and artwork by Michael Watson

Edited to perfection by Nicholas Fornasier

Articles we read:

Wiki page for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film)

Wiki page for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (book)

Wiki page for Dissociative Identity Disorder

History of Inhumane Mental Health Treatments (Talkspace Blog)

Decider Interview with Evan Romansky

Quest for A Cure: Care and Treatment in Missouri's First State Mental Hospital

Hydrotherapy in London Asylum

Images of Cleveland State Mental Hospital in the 40's

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