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Pub. Date
[2006], c2004
Language
English
Description
In the late 1790s the young director of a Paris insane asylum prohibited the use of chains and shackles. Philippe Pinel's decision is the first of many advances detailed in this program, which studies the history and physiology of schizophrenia, and illustrates current research aimed at finding a cure. Outlining the functions of neurotransmitters and the development of antipsychotic drugs, the video discusses newer medications and the importance of...
Pub. Date
[2006], c2000
Language
English
Description
Although one out of every hundred people in the world will likely wrestle with schizophrenia, the disease remains one of psychiatry's greatest therapeutic challenges. Enhanced by computer animations of the brain, this poignant program uses several case studies and expert commentary to promote a better understanding of schizophrenia: its causes and warning signs, current treatments, and how it affects the lives of those who have it. The phases of a...
Pub. Date
[2006], c2001
Language
English
Description
Walter James Cross tried to kill himself and failed, so he decided to tell his story instead. Finding an abandoned theater, he stands on the stage alone and recounts his descent into mental illness, into schizophrenia. Created by a psychiatrist who has worked for many years with schizophrenic patients, this compelling dramatic monologue presents an accurate depiction of a devastating, costly, much maligned, and misunderstood illness. This program...
Pub. Date
[2005], c2002
Language
English
Description
For 17 million Americans, severe, long-term mental illness is a fact of life-a fact little understood by the majority of their fellow citizens. In an effort to raise public awareness of the day-to-day impact mental illness has on families, this intimate documentary profiles Robert Neugeboren and his brother, Jay, as decade after decade they cope with Robert's schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Drawing on Jay's heart-rending yet uplifting family memoir...
Pub. Date
[2006], c2004
Language
English
Description
Although mental illnesses severely affect thoughts, moods, and coping abilities, a fulfilling life is still possible for people who face those challenges. Outlining the symptoms and possible causes of schizophrenia, clinical depression, and bipolar disorder, this program explores various treatment options and identifies ways that patients can achieve personal independence. Real-world success stories are featured, emphasizing the importance of support...
6) 3 from hell
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The long anticipated follow up to House of 1,000 Corpses and The Devil's rejects. After barely surviving a furious shootout with the police, Baby Firefly, Otis Driftwood, and Captain Spaulding are behind bars. But pure evil cannot be contained, and a firestorm of murder, madness, and mayhem will be released.
Pub. Date
[2011], c2010
Language
English
Description
This ABC News program goes inside the homes of children living with severe mental illness, sharing the stories of three young girls whose schizophrenia commands them to harm themselves-or their younger siblings. Their parents' video diaries document the challenges, breakdowns, and frustrations that occur as they seek help for their children and relief for the rest of the family. Brutally honest and emotionally charged, Haywire sheds light on a disorder...
Pub. Date
[2012], c2011
Language
English
Description
He was a respected judge in 19th-century Germany, but at age 51 Daniel Paul Schreber began claiming to receive messages from God via a "writing down machine" that spanned the cosmos. He spent several years in an asylum, tortured by delusions of cosmic control and convinced he was shifting gender. During his confinement he wrote Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, a volume later referenced in detail by Freud. In it, Schreber argued that his belief system...
Pub. Date
[2013], c2002
Language
English
Description
In 1994, Ralph Tortorici, a 26-year-old New York psychology student, took a college class hostage. A paranoid schizophrenic who was convinced the government had planted tracking devices in his body, he was charged with assault, kidnapping, and attempted murder. His mental illness was apparent, but not how the courts should deal with him. FRONTLINE examines the controversial case in interviews with his family, defense attorney, prosecutor, and judge....
Pub. Date
[2013], c2012
Language
English
Description
Is it okay if I totally trash your office? It's a question Elyn Saks once asked her doctor, and it wasn't a joke. A legal scholar, in 2007 Saks came forward with her own story of schizophrenia-a condition controlled by drugs and therapy yet ever-present. In this powerful TEDTalk, she asks us to see people with mental illnesses clearly, honestly, and compassionately.
11) One Calm Hour
Pub. Date
[2013], c2011
Language
English
Description
This program introduces viewers to a group of patients at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto who benefit from participating in a weekly drum circle. Linda, Nathan, and the others speak candidly about the challenges of living with schizophrenia, and for the one hour that they bang on percussion instruments they experience a calm that is otherwise difficult to attain. The video follows as Linda goes on to form an advocacy group,...
Pub. Date
[2011], c2009
Language
English
Description
Is today's super-potent pot damaging young minds? Modern growing techniques have dramatically increased THC levels, ramping up the impact on the developing teenage brain. Some experts say that teens who start smoking marijuana heavily before the age of sixteen are four times more likely to become schizophrenic than those who don't smoke it at all. This program explores scientific discoveries about marijuana and its possible link to mental illness,...
Series
Pub. Date
[2009], c2008
Language
English
Description
With their mental health histories kept secret, ten adults enter a period of psychiatric observation in an isolated group setting. It is up to a panel of experts to determine who is healthy and who isn't. This program documents the first three days of the session, which features several tests designed to bring out evidence of mental disorders. Simulated urban warfare evokes reckless behavior; stand-up comedy stints highlight social anxiety; a barn-cleaning...
Pub. Date
[2013], c2012
Language
English
Description
Since Maria was found dancing on a line of train tracks, it's a good bet that confinement in a mental ward saved her life. Still, she says, she prefers freedom to the "freedumb" of the medicated world she now resides in. Many of her fellow patients are equally ambivalent about being institutionalized. One admits that his fear of being irradiated by electrical outlets may be due to the faulty wiring in his own mind. Another actually longs for more...
Pub. Date
[2013], c2010
Language
English
Description
Having suffered from mental illness, I know how terrifying, bewildering, and isolating the experience can be," says Hilary Dean. "Even after years of recovery, I continue my attempts to somehow process it." Dean directs this eye-opening film while at the same time discussing her challenges candidly - with an agile, disarming sense of humor - before the camera. Using clever animation sequences to illustrate insights, Dean provides detailed descriptions...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
"¿Tu pareja psicópata te da celos y crea un triángulo amoroso para desequilibrarte? ¿Qué es la agorafobia? ¿Cuáles son los grandes enemigos de tu sexualidad? ¿Tu jefe te exige mucho o es un psicópata integrado? El día que me conoció me pidió casarse conmigo, ¿es bipolar o un romántico? ¿Soy demasiado perfeccionista o tengo un trastorno anancástico? ¿Cuál es la adicción más peligrosa? ¿La depresión se hereda? ¿Por qué si tengo...
17) Science of Evil
Pub. Date
[2010], c2007
Language
English
Description
We know evil when we see it-or do we? This program follows three people who confront a particular version of evil every day. Viewers meet Roy Ratcliff, the minister who baptized serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer behind bars and continues the practice with other hardened criminals; Aya Schneerson, a UN aid worker who administers food and medical help in the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo; and a group of neuroscientists who examine conscience...
Pub. Date
[2013], c2011
Language
English
Description
After centuries of ignoring, abusing, and warehousing the mentally disabled, our society still struggles to create effective care environments for them. An alternative to institutional treatment can be found in group homes where patients get personal attention, support, and supervision. One such haven is Chiz's Heart Street in Kingston, New York. This film goes inside the home to document the challenges its occupants face - as well as those taken...
Author
Series
Alex Delaware novels volume 31
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman has been universally hailed as the master of psychological suspense, and the blockbuster new thriller featuring Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis confirms his status as today's preeminent practitioner of saber-sharp storytelling. Psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware meets beautiful and emotionally fragile TV actress Zelda Chase when called upon to evaluate her five-year-old son, Ovid. Years later, Alex is unexpectedly...
Pub. Date
[2009], c2009
Language
English
Description
America's frenzied debate over government health insurance has eclipsed another, no less challenging, national health care crisis-the plight of people with serious mental illnesses like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. This Fred Friendly Seminar sheds light on barriers to treatment, ethical and legal dilemmas, and fragmented social policies that are creating a nightmare for families, filling America's jails, and wasting scarce resources. Led by...
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