Sectioned/Mental: A History of the Madhouse

Alternative title

Sectioned and Mental: A History of the Madhouse

Synopsis

Two 60-minute programmes that delve into the challenging subject of mental health.
SECTIONED raises crucial questions about the way we as a society perceive and treat mental illness. The programme follows the journeys of three men with long-term mental health problems who have been detained under the Mental Health Act (a process know by many as ‘sectioning’ or ‘being sectioned’) in Nottingham. Filmed over several months, the documentary follows them as they strive to leave the mental health system behind for good and regain control of their lives.

MENTAL: A HISTORY OF THE MADHOUSE tells the story of the closure of Britain’s mental asylums, through the testimonies of those who lived and worked in them. Today, most users of mental health services live out in the community and the asylums have all but disappeared. The documentary explores this revolution about society’s changing attitude to mental illness over the last sixty years.
With testimonies from patients, doctors and psychiatric nurses, the film uncovers the extraordinary experiences spawned by the asylums. The programme focuses in particular on High Royds Hospital near Leeds which closed in 2003. But what High Royds and the rest really leave behind are the lives they transformed.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2010

Year of production

2010

Notes

Broadcast on BBC4 on 19/5/2010

Subjects

Social welfare; Mental Health and Counselling

Keywords

community care; mental disorders; mental hospitals; social work training; mental health legislation

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£12.50

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

120 minutes

Year

2011

Production Company

Name

Open University

Sponsor

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

Open University Worldwide

Web

http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 1908 274066

Address

Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA

Notes

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