Big Picture, The: After the Asylum

Synopsis: Critics of policy in the area mental illness care and treatment regard it as a sad catalogue of mismanagement and neglect, with much of the blame directed at government underfunding and inadequate community care. Niall Dickson argues that the root of this failure lies in attitudes towards the mentally ill and the lack of agreement as to how they should be treated. A studio discussion follows, chaired by Olivia O’Leary.
Series: States of Mind, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min.
Year of production: 1995
Availability: Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes: Broadcast on BBC2 on 7/5/95.
Subjects: Psychiatry
Keywords: mental illness

Producer

Cast

Niall Dickson
Olivia O’Leary

Name: BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
Contact: Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
Email: BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
Web: https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone: +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
Address: BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK
Notes: The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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