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Why Was Janet Frame Institutionalised? | Misdiagnosis, Madness & Literary Salvation

How a Book Saved Janet Frame from a Lobotomy Why was Janet Frame—one of New Zealand’s greatest literary voices—committed to psychiatric institutions for nearly a decade? In this video, we delve into the tragic yet astonishing true story of how Frame was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia, institutionalised, and nearly subjected to a lobotomy—only to be saved by a literary award. 💡 This episode explores: Janet Frame’s early life and trauma The psychiatric practices of mid-20th century New Zealand How literature became her lifeline The social and gendered assumptions around mental illness Her resistance, resilience, and legacy through novels like Faces in the Water 📚 Frame’s story challenges the definitions of sanity and questions the role of psychiatry in silencing creative and nonconforming minds. We ask: Who decides who is mad? And what happens when they are wrong? 🔔 Subscribe for more deep dives into literature, psychiatry, justice, and survival. #JanetFrame #MentalHealth #AsylumHistory #FacesInTheWater #LiteratureAndMadness #Psychiatry #SurvivorStory #literaryhistory Audience: Literature students and fans Mental health professionals & survivors Feminist and postcolonial studies scholars Viewers interested in psychiatry, history, and human rights Fans of Plath, Woolf, Gilman, Szasz, or memoir