VI-"Day at Larned Just One Big Trip" - Betty Wells - Wichita Eagle and Wichta Beacon

Staff Writer Betty Wells was a voluntarily committed patient for eight days at Larned State Hospital. No one at the hospital knew she was there to find out what life in a mental institution is like. This is the last of six articles.

Byline: Betty Wells; 1974-02-02; Wichita Eagle and Wichita Beacon; 

Report: "Trip Into Darkness" - Betty Wells - Wichita Eagle and Wichita Beacon

Tags: Betty Wells, investigative journalism, posed as

"Want a real tri? Like drugs? Visit Larned State Hospital. Become a patient and you'll be administered enough anti-depressants to calm the greatest fear you ever thought you had. . ."

Description:Betty Wells writes about her experience posing as a mental patient at Larned State Hospital.

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Betty Wells writes about her experience posing as a mental patient at Larned State Hospital.