Byline: Unsigned; 1974-01-27; Wichita Eagle and Wichita Beacon; pages 1
Report: "Trip Into Darkness" - Betty Wells - Wichita Eagle and Wichita Beacon
Tags: got committed to mental institution, madhouse, Wichita
"Imagine being soaked with cold water while bound to a chair and being forced to sit there for six hours."And after being bound to the chair, imagine the degradation of having no alternative but to use a bedpan in front of 35 other persons. "The scene is not a prisoner of war camp. It's a state mental institution -- in Kansas . . . "
Description:Preview of the forthcoming series by Betty Wells of her eight days as a patient at Larned State Hospital, where she got herself admitted for the sake of the report.
Rights: Copyright, used with permission.
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