psychiatric nurse
8 movies and shows

Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy is a feature-length documentary film highlighting the history of the Crownsville State Mental Hospital in Crownsville, MD.

Girasoli
Thu, 23 May 2024
1963. The young nurse Anna begins working in the juvenile ward of a mental hospital. There she meets Lucia, a fifteen-year-old schizophrenic. Against the backdrop of a struggle between Dr. Marie and the rigid Dr. Oreste to reform patient treatment, a relationship between Anna and Lucia develops, forcing them to make decisive choices for their respective lives.

At Averroes & Rosa Parks
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
Averroès and Rosa Parks: two units of the Esquirol Hospital, which - like the Adamant - are part of the Paris Central Psychiatric Group. From individual interviews to «carer-patient» meetings, the filmmaker focuses on showing a form of psychiatry that continually strives to make room for and rehabilitate the patients’ words. Little by little, each one eases open the door to their world. Within an increasingly worn-out health system, how can the forsaken be given a place among others.

Kummeli Kultakuume
Fri, 05 Dec 1997
Psychiatric patient Elmeri knows about the existence of a gold treasure in Finnish Lapland, hidden there by his late father who somehow managed to capture it from withdrawing German troops on the last days of WW2. His openly gay nurse helps him escape from the mental institution, and the two men slowly find their way up north to reach the gold. On their way, the odd couple meets a cavalcade of even odder characters.

The Typewriter and Other Headaches
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
This third opus will take us into the homes of some of the ADAMANT and AVERROES & ROSA PARKS’ protagonists, during the visits led by their caregivers.

51/50
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Blake, a hopeless teenage girl struggling with suicidal ideation, is involuntarily sent to a psychiatric ward for a 72-hour hold after attempting to kill herself. Blake is forced to come to terms with her past as her mind increasingly becomes detached from reality. With the help of fellow patients and a devoted nurse, Blake can accept that she needs help.

A Long Journey Toward Death
Wed, 03 Jul 1968
Juan is subjected to shock treatment in the hands of Dr. David, and apparently is able to resume a "normal" life. He and his wife María make dolls in a workshop attached to their apartment in New York. However, John does not heal and he starts looking for the nurses to murder them.

Pavillon du Laurier
Fri, 13 May 2022
The psychiatric hospital was and is a disturbing place. Michel Défago, a former nurse, reports on a time when mentally ill people were still shackled or isolated. Today, nurses make every effort to free patients from their suffering and isolation.