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NOVEMBER 20, 2015, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A5 KeizerCommunity KEIZERTIMES.COM Former OSH doc talks mental health with McNary students Doll wear KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Micah McVay peruses new outfi ts for an American Girl doll at McNary High School’s annual Holiday Bazaar Saturday, Nov. 14. Keizer salon hosting Queen for a Day contest Sanctuary Salon and Spa of Keizer is one of the hosts of Queen for a Day contest to honor a mother in the Keizer-Salem area. One mother will be cho- sen from all the entries sub- mitted. Those nominating a mother in their life (their own, a grandmother, daugh- ter, etc.) should submit a photo and a short 100-word essay about why she should be treated like a queen. Sponsored by Portland Wholesale Jewlery, the con- test winner will receive a sa- lon package, house cleaning, fl owers for her home, fi ne jewelry and a photography session. For information vis- it http://facebook.com/ events/519006901600414/. By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes In September, a Gresh- am woman fatally shot her 17-year-old son. Reports suggested that the woman was undregoing fi nancial and emotional strain after losing her home to foreclosure. When Dr. Prasanna Pati reads about such incidents, the psychiatrist laments the best aspects of the now de- funct Oregon State Hospital (OSH). Between 1883 and 1995, the hospital operated as the primary state-run psychi- atric hospital. “People with mental health problems are not bad guys or good guys. They are people with problems, and most people suffer from some sort of mental health issue,” said Pati, who took time Monday, Nov. 16, to talk with McNary High School students. Pati was invited to talk with students as part of teacher Gary Bulen’s psy- chology unit on the brain and body. Pati served as a doctor at OSH for nearly 28 years and even landed a small role in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the Academy Award- winning fi lm that shot on lo- cation at OSH. During his visit, Pati pro- vided anecotal evidence of the need for the services OSH provided. It included accounts of overbearing, and sometimes racist patients, as well as one man who had a plan to kill his family before checking in at the hospital. “He had a loaded gun in his car when he checked in and I made him leave the keys to the car as he signed KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Dr. Prasanna Pati speaks with students during a visit to McNary High School. Pati worked at Oregon State Hospital for nearly 28 years and had a small role in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. in,” Pati said. The man even- tually checked out of OSH and returned to his life with- out incident. The key to achieving such dramatic turnarounds was destigmatizing issues of men- tal health, he said. “We offered group therapy, family therapy, family group therapy and activity therapy that allowed patients to work on the hospital campus. It was all part of a team treatment plan,” Pati said. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’s emphasis on some of the more horrorifi c aspects of mental health treatments was one of the reasons Pati op- posed fi lming on the hospital campus. He felt the produc- ers offering him a role in the movie was something of “a bribe,” but he took them up on the opportunity. Lobotomies and electro- convulsive therapy (ECT), he said, were performed in the absence of psychotherapeutic drugs, which are now readily available. “I still believe there are probably 15 percent or so of individuals who are depressed and suicidal that could ben- efi t from ECT and we’ve de- prived them of it,” Pati said. In the midst of provid- ing students with actual ac- counts of the things they’d been reading and discussing in class, Pati also encouraged them to take responsibility for their own physical and mental health. “If you are feeling de- pressed or lonely – if you have any sort of mental health problem – tell someone you trust,” Pati said. “Share it with them and then do something about it.” He also encouraged stu- dents to follow in his own footsteps. At age 90, he still walks two miles a day, down from four miles just a few years ago. “I truly think we can walk and dance our mental health issues away. Start each morn- ing with yoga, or meditation or dance. Study hard, play hard and make lots of social interation,” he said. Serendipity This beautiful textured Ansonylon carpet is suitable for all areas of the home for the budget minded consumer. 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