Psychiatry In The Film 'Nuts' By Barbara Streisand

Throughout history, the use of psychiatry has been found in political, justice and community based forums. Psychiatry has a level of controversy surrounding it, and as such the 1960s provided an up swell of change regarded today as “deinstitutionalization”. The movie we reviewed, “Nuts”, starring Barbara Streisand, was made in 1987 and based on a true story. In this drama, Streisand plays the real life character of Claudia Draper, who was charged with a major crime, yet was eventually found innocent, despite her family, the courts, and her attorney’s attempt at claiming she was incompetent as a defense. The film draws the viewer in to make a decision before making the final outcome clear, it is quite engaging and worthy of note, given its time