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It's the classic institutional movie! Set in the 60s, Girl, Interrupted is filmed decades later with some of the ninety-est stars ever. Jess and Megan get into stigmatized diagnoses, what people do all day when they are in treatment, and their opinions on the most triggering haircuts. 

Sources for this episode: 

• Girl, Interrupted. IMDB. 
• Kaysen, Susanna. (1993). Girl, Interrupted. Turtle Bay Books. 
• Linehan, Marsha (2020). Building a Life Worth Living. Random House.
• Mann, Thomas (1924). The Magic Mountain. 
• Behavioral Tech Institute. "The Role of Emotion Regulation in DBT." Link. 
• Carey, B.  "Expert in Mental Illness Reveals Her Own Fight." New York Times. June 23, 2011 Link. 
• National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (UK) "Borderline Personality Disorder: Treatment and Management." NICE Clinical Guidelines, No. 78.
  Leicester (UK): British Psychological Society (UK); 2009. Link. 
•  NA. "From Sanctuary to Snake Pit: The Rise and Fall of Asylums." New Scientist. 2009. Link. 

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