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How Mad Are You?

Synopsis
In 1972 an American scientist named Dr David Rosenhan performed an extraordinary experiment that revolutionised the study of mental health. He proved that psychiatry, the science of the mind, couldn’'t tell the difference between sanity and insanity. Now Horizon re-creates this experiment in a search for the difference between the mentally ill and the supposedly sane. Ten subjects are forced to work together, face stressful situations and confront their fears. But will the manic depressives and obsessive compulsives reveal themselves? Observing the subjects is an international panel of experts. Using their years of experience, they attempt to diagnose the subjects based on their actions alone. Are the symptoms of mental illness within us all? Indeed, could we all be considered a little bit mad?
Series
Horizon, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2008
Year of production
2008
Notes
Broadcast on BBC2 on 11/11/2008
Subjects
Psychiatry; Psychology; Mental Health and Counselling
Keywords
mental health; mental illness; psychology experiments

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 2 PAL
Price
£195.00
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
50 minutes
Year
2010

Distributor

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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