The Three Christs of Ypsilanti Rokeach Milton
The Three Christs of Ypsilanti Rokeach Milton NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREThis landmark case study of three schizophrenic patients offers a "rare and eccentric journey" into madness, shining a light on…
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The Three Christs of Ypsilanti Rokeach Milton
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREThis landmark case study of three schizophrenic patients offers a "rare and eccentric journey" into madness, shining a light on the ethical dilemmas of institutionalized care in the mid-20th century (Slate)On July 1, 1959, at Ypsilanti State Hospital in Michigan, the social psychologist Milton Rokeach brought together three paranoid schizophrenics: Clyde Benson, an elderly farmer and alcoholic; Joseph Cassel, a failed writer who was institutionalized after increasingly violent behavior toward his family; and Leon Gabor, a college dropout and veteran of World War II.The men had one thing in common: each believed himself to be Jesus Christ. Their extraordinary meeting and the two years they spent in one another's company serves as the basis for an investigation into the nature of human identity, belief, and delusion that is poignant,