Summing up

Australia, 1984

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Episode number 5 of Series “Barriers of the Mind”.
Huw Evan presents this final program in the series, in which experts with varying concerns and criticisms about the treatment of psychiatric disorders confront two psychiatrists. Each topic is illustrated by excerpts from the previous programs. Some of the issues discussed are the use of electro-convulsive therapy, treatment with drugs and enforced hospitalisation.

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Credits

director

Bryan Bruty

producer

Mark Hamlyn

production company

ABC-TV (Australia)

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1984

Appears in

Barriers of the Mind

Group of items

Barriers of the Mind

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016764

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical ethics

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental illness - Treatment

Television

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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