To test the legitimacy of Psychiatric Hospitals. A group of colleagues and i gained admission to Psychiatric Hospitals in simulating by faking a symptom a simple system. We said we heard voices. He voices said, empty, dull the moment we were admitted to the hospital, we abandoned our symptom, and we behaved the way we usually behave. The question was, would anyone detect we were sane . The answer was, no. Your new book, the great pretender, centers around the story of this man. Who is he . Susannah he is a stanford professor named David Rosenhan. He was the architect of this study. Inis called on being sane insane places. He and seven other people went undercover in Psychiatric Hospitals around the country. Their mission was to test the nature of diagnosis to see if their sanity would be detected. As he said, they were not. The study was done in the early 1970s. Why are you interested in it today . Susannah it came from a personal place. I emerged from my book, my memoir, brain on fire
To the hospital, we abandoned our symptom, and we behaved the way we usually behave. The question was, would anyone detect we were sane . The answer was, no. Your new book, the great pretender, centers around the story of this man. Who is he . Susannah he is a stanford professor named David Rosenhan. He was the architect of this amazing study. Footage youredible played. It is called on being sane in insane places. He and seven other people went undercover in Psychiatric Hospitals around the country. Their mission was to test the nature of diagnosis to see if their sanity would be detected. As he said, they were not. The study was done in the early 1970s. Why are you interested in it today . Susannah it came from a personal place. I emerged from my book, my memoir, brain on fire, which chronicled my experience with an autoimmune disease that can look that chronicled my brain. It was briefly misdiagnosed as a mental disorder. After that book came out, i was inundated by emails from the g
In afternoon, i am tom putnam director of the library and museum, on behalf of heather, ceo of the Kennedy Library foundation and all of my library and Library Foundation collects, i think you for coming. Welcome those watching on cspan and acknowledge the generous underwriters of the Kennedy Library the lead sponsor bank of america, the vole institute, the Boston Foundation and art media sponsors, the boston globe, infinity and w dr. In reading the new book, rosemary, the hidden kennedy daughter. I was struck by an observation from sr. Margaret and, one of ann, one of the caregivers in the later years in wisconsin, that rosemary had a magnetic personality. As others before us we too are drawn to the story, perhaps like greeks attending a theatrical tragedy, tragedy, we know in advance the tragic ending to come and we watch the actions of two protagonists. First, roads kennedy and her retailers effort to protect her eldest daughter and later joe, the patriarch, in his unending search f
You are r would you would not be surprised to know that believed that those same qualities were also the experience that shaped president kennedy. Truthfully i believe rosemari rejection had far more to go with the brillance of his presidency than anyone can understand. Yes, he was our countrys greater champion of what we all call mental retardation. To this day his legacy of innovation creating ichd, university affiliated centers, president s council remains today one of the great histories of our country. But beyond the work he did for people with intellectual disabilities, i believe it was rosemarys influence that centralized him and all of us to be aware of vulnerable people. I think i can say, that not one among the thousands who have written about him has understood what really like to be a brother of a person who has mental retardation and tonight i want to say that i have never said before, more than any single individual, rosemary had the greatest influence. [applause] the new
The race . Radicalized, were learning more about the mott i was of the husband and wife behind the shootings in San Bernardino. Hours spent at this fun range day before the attack and this morning well hear from a survivor who was inside the Conference Room when the shooters opened fire. Wild chase, deadly shootout, dramatic video of Police Pursuing a suspect through the streets of seattle for nearly an hour. The driver crashing into cars, shooting at officers before being killed by police in a hail of gunfire. An investigation now under way. And new trouble. 30 College Students sickened after eating at same chipotle restaurant in boston. Health officials now racing to see if that e. Coli scare is spreading today, tuesday, december 8th. 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from and good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on a busy Tuesday Morning. Over the course of the president ial campaign, weve gotten used to donald trump saying c