Guilty Except for Insanity

Limited DVD Release for Educators

Dr. Haaken, in association with Portland State University’s office of Innovation & Intellectual Property proudly makes Guilty Except for Insanity available for educational use to colleges, universities, public libraries, and other institutions beginning February 25th 2012.

To order, go to pdx.edu/research/gei Or contact the Office of Innovation & Intellectual Property at iip@pdx.edu, or (503) 725-8454.

© Portland State University. This feature length DVD of Guilty Except for Insanity is for educational use only, and may not be copied, distributed, edited, or performed or displayed outside the context of the purchaser’s internal institutional use, and is not for public performance, display, or broadcast.

The Documentary

Guilty Except for Insanity Director Jan Haaken, a professor of psychology, goes behind the walls of the Oregon State Hospital, the location of One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, and recounts the stories of real patients who enter this famous hospital for the “criminally insane.” As patients and staff try to make sense of each juncture in the road, from getting arrested and surviving the wards to reentering the community, their stories reveal the craziness of an American system where you have to commit a crime to get psychiatric help. The documentary probes this maddening world through the eyes of those locked inside the system and uncovers deeper psychological truths about the human need for care and connection, as well as for freedom. (85 minutes)

Produced by Jan Haaken and Portland State University in association with Herzog and Company. A portion of proceeds from sales and distribution supports future projects through Portland State University on community mental health issues.