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Mental Minor 
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TITLE |
Dancing in the Dark (1995) (TV Film) |
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DISABILITY |
Mental
Depression |
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NOTES |
A woman
(Victoria Principal) is molested and attacked by her father in
law. But her husband thinks she's the problem and gets her to
see a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist puts her on lithium
(sic) to cure depression. She's a ballet teacher. Her husband is a
lawyer. The pills have unpleasant side effects. |
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So she goes
back to the doctor who gives her more pills. |
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Because of
her accusation her father in law sets her up as a |
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thief. The
doctor says she needs counselling and she's faced |
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She chooses
hospital and the regime is like something out of |
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Cell Block
H. (a notorious Australian soap) i.e. hard faced |
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wardens
without an ounce of sympathy. |
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There is
nothing to learn here. |
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Notes
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