Madness
by Jonathan Miller; produced and directed by Richard Denton; a Brook production for BBC Television and KCET/Los Angeles
- Resource Type:
- VHS Video
- Publication:
- Alexandria, VA : PBS Video, 1991
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- Summary:
- Program 1 explores past and present myths about mental illness, and how our current-day perceptions and fears compare with earlier superstitions. Program 2 looks at the history of institutionalized treatment for mental patients. Program 3 discusses the history of medical discoveries about the structure and functioning of the brain. Program 4 looks at Sigmund Freud and some of the modern variations on his work. Program 5 discusses schizophrenia, the most baffling of mental diseases.
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- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Item content: English
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- System Details:
- VHS
- Performers:
- Jonathan Miller.
- Production Credits:
- Photography, Ray Brislin ; sound, John Collins ; music, Duncan Browne ; executive producer, Joyce Campbell.
- General Notes:
- Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
- Physical Description:
- 5 videocassettes (approximately 58 min. ea.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- polyester; 1/2 in.; polychrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- analog; magnetic; mono
- Video Characteristics:
- VHS; NTSC
- Call Numbers:
- MV 2252
- OCLC Numbers:
- 26443236
26889816 [Invalid]