How Mad Are You?
Take ten volunteers, half have psychiatric disorders, the other half don't - but who is who? Over five days the group are put through a series of challenges - from performing stand-up comedy to mucking out cows. The events are designed to explore the character traits of mental illness and ask whether the symptoms might be within all of us. Three leading experts in mental health attempt to spot which volunteers have been diagnosed with a mental health condition. But will the individuals who have suffered from mental illness reveal themselves? Part 1 of 2.
Primary Title
- How Mad Are You?
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 22 April 2010
Start Time
- 00 : 30
Finish Time
- 01 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- Documentary Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- Take ten volunteers, half have psychiatric disorders, the other half don't - but who is who? Over five days the group are put through a series of challenges - from performing stand-up comedy to mucking out cows. The events are designed to explore the character traits of mental illness and ask whether the symptoms might be within all of us. Three leading experts in mental health attempt to spot which volunteers have been diagnosed with a mental health condition. But will the individuals who have suffered from mental illness reveal themselves? Part 1 of 2.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Mental illness--Diagnosis
Genres
- Health
- Reality
Hosts
- Paul McGann (Narrator)
Contributors
- Rob Liddell (Director)
- Emma Jay (Director)
- Rob Liddell (Producer)
- Development Company for Television Program (Production Unit)
- BBC (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Mental illness--Diagnosis