- Mental hospitals in Oklahoma are populated with people from a variety of backgrounds, who are treated for a variety of psychiatric issues. Patient treatments may include counseling, insulin shock, hydro therapy, electro-shock therapy, occupational therapy and/or sedative packs. Not all patients will get well, but with proper treatment in a supportive environment - primarily one where the patient feels safe and calm - those with treatable issues will hopefully leave the hospital one day a healthy, productive individual. Patients are admitted to the hospitals by one of three means: voluntary self-admission, certified doctor order, or the most common method of court order. The case of Fred Clanton falls into that latter category. Ultimately diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic, Fred has a persecution complex, he even believing that those closest to him - including his wife Betty - are out to get him. Fred's case is treatable, so after therapy and series of measures to reintegrate Fred into regular life and life outside the hospital, Fred, with the help of Betty and other loved ones around him, will one day hopefully be one of those who will leave the hospital a cured man.—Huggo
- At Christmas time, a paranoid man who identifies himself as Fred Clanton is remanded by a court to an Oklahoma state mental hospital. We take a tour of the hospital, a calm and safe place where many patients have jobs in the kitchen or the laundry. We watch Fred's intake - physical and psychological exams - and his treatment, which might include insulin shock as well as work responsibilities. We meet his psychiatrist and see the team of nurses and orderlies. There's recreation, visits from his wife and brother-in-law, and the chance to work outdoors. After six months, Fred may be ready to return home, the beneficiary of government services and a second chance.—<jhailey@hotmail.com>
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