Brain on Fire
About the Episode
When Lorina Gutierrez came down with a terrifying illness, her family thought might be possessed. Psychiatric doctors could find no medications that alleviated the symptoms, and it wasn’t until they looked for a medical explanation that it was discovered she was suffering from a virtually unknown auto-immune disease, given the name 'Brain on Fire'.
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Extras
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Ginny Fuchs and OCD
Olympic boxer Ginny Fuchs shares a little of what it's like to live with OCD.4:15 -
Cynthia Piltch and Electroconvulsive Therapy
Cynthia is turning to ECT, or Electroconvulsive Therapy, to manage her severe depression.3:54 -
The Mass Incarceration of the Mentally Ill
Asylums were closed down, but the mentally ill are still being institutionalized.2:55 -
Psychedelics and Mental Illness
A chemist accidentally created the psychedelic, LSD, while searching for new medications.3:18 -
The Kirkbride Asylum
Kirkbride's 'hospitals for the insane' were built for those who had nowhere else to go.3:08 -
Experimental Treatments and the Rise of Eugenics
What gave rise to the Eugenics program in the United States?5:47 -
A Debilitating Condition
For 8 years, Matthew Rosenberg has dealt with a debilitating form of OCD.2:13 -
The Asylum Hill Project
Some 30,000 patients came through the Mississippi State Asylum, and many never left.5:21 -
Episode 1 Preview: Evil Or Illness
Episode 1 explores ancient ideas of mental illness and the establishment of psychiatry.2:25 -
Mysteries of Mental Illness | Preview
Mysteries of Mental Illness explores the story of mental illness in science and society.0:32
