One flew over the cuckoo's nest

Electroshock therapy scene

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[Pete Bancini]

IM TIRED!

[Sandy Gonsalves]

u have to remember something, this wa taken place in 1963 conditions in mental hospitals were FAR worse than this

[lgnlint]

I think he they realize that. They're talking about ECT in modern medicine, which is as they describe it.

[lgnlint]

Even if he did feel pain, and he couldn't remember it, then it wouldn't matter at all.

[Martha Golbarani]

it may seem that way, but during the 1960's and actually before that, these people in the mental institutions were deemed different and abnormal and were contained in these places. They weren't treated with respect because the knowledge of how to treat their 'illness' was so futile. It wasn't painless, it was numbing torture

[pvtrichter88]

this movie was not meant to be a great ad campaign for the mental health community apparently KEN Kesey WHO wrote the original story said he had experiences with  people in the mental health industry and was apparently appalled by what he saw!! and this movie was a reflection of that!!

[warpfield98]

how is this treatment, this is just punishment.

[ARNOLD BRAUNSCHWEIGER]

A little dab'll do ya

[strongestofemall]

It's commonly used to treat severe depression and it does help. This is of course assuming that the doctors actually give a damn about the patient.

I've also been told/read that it's a last resort and the patient must consent to it, most of the time.

[Boris Thomas]

A brilliant title for the movie as well...

[Chew lIts]

really brilliant fuckin movie. i'm glad I've watched it twenty ish times.

[mauryelhombremono]

actually is a lot better this days, read the coments for more information, so relax :D