HEADBANGERS, THE

Duration: 30 min

Year Published: 1985

Creator: Public Health Service (Department of Health, Education, and Welfare)

Color: B&W

Sound: Optical sound

Description: Describes a treatment program for retarded, severely self-destructive children. Pictures several institutionalized children who manifest such behavior through the symptom of head-banging, one of whom blinded herself and was subsequently placed in a special study unit. Emphasizes the persistent, co-operative effort to the staff and therapist as the primary mode of treatment.