Eight days after her daughter was committed to an institution in California for mental recuperation, Farmer's mother spoke with Seattle P-I concerning her daughter's mental health. According to the article, Mrs. Farmer said, "Consistently being cast as a professional harlot in motion pictures caused Frances Farmer to be overcome by nervous exhaustion." The article detailed Mrs. Farmer's complaints with her daughter's roles, and it noted her hope for new roles for her daughter in the future after her release from the hospital. The article also included Mrs. Farmer's complaint of being "besieged by quacks" after Farmer's episode in the courtroom.
The Seattle Times did not publish any article about Mrs. Farmer's concerns over her daughter's roles as the causation of her "mental exhaustion."
