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I'm Not Sick! Involuntary Commitment of People with Severe Mental Illness

The Academy Award-winning film A Beautiful Mind exposed millions of movie-goers to some of the realities of schizophrenia. For advocates of the mentally ill, it was a refreshing change from the cliches about brain disorders that fill the popular culture. Still, some misguided ideas continue to affect both patients and their families. 90.3 WCPN's David C. Barnett has this report.