Presented by Esther Rantzen
Film reporter Linda Wolfe. 'It's not me that's mad, it's him.' A down-and-out, a vicar, famous singer, a midwife, leading journalist
Ludovic Kennedy and a trade union activist have all experienced mental illness and describe its effects.
They're not alone. Every day in Britain 50 people enter a psychiatric hospital for the first time. Every year, one in four people visits their GP with a psychological problem. No family is immune to mental illness, but it's still a subject many people are ashamed to talk about.
This special programme looks at mental illness, its causes, treatment, and possible ways forward now that so many psychiatric hospitals are closing. Dr Jonathan Miller ,
Professor Anthony Clare and Roger Freeman , the government minister responsible for mental health, join the debate.
Executive producer JOHN MORRELL Producer PATSY NEWEY
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