A detailed investigation of schizophrenia, the most common form of mental illness, interviewing patients and staff of a psychiatric hospital. Considers the causes of the condition and approaches to treatment and stresses the modern approach - the confrontation situation - based on research in schizophrenics’ families.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
003356
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental illness - Treatment
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychiatric hospital care
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychiatry
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Schizophrenia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Schizophrenics - Rehabilitation
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)