Why Did I Go Mad?

Synopsis: For hundreds of years, psychiatry has treated voices and hallucinations as an enemy. But now, new insights are leading to a radical rethink on how psychosis should be treated. BBC Horizon joins seven-year-old Rachel, who looked into the mirror one morning and saw a nightmarish creature looking back at her; teenager Jacqui, who, without warning, heard voices telling her what to do; and Oxford scholar David, who walked into his lab one afternoon and saw hideous rat-like creatures running around. The film explores the impact of social, genetic and environmental influences on this type of mental illness.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2017
Subjects: Psychiatry
Keywords: hallucinations; mental disorders

Name: BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
Contact: Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
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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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