Mental: A History of the Madhouse
May 25, 2010 · 59m
Director
Chris BouldingOverview
Documentary which tells the fascinating and poignant story of the closure of Britain's mental asylums. In the post-war period, 150,000 people were hidden away in 120 of these vast Victorian institutions all across the country. Today, most mental patients, or service users as they are now called, live out in the community and the asylums have all but disappeared. Through powerful testimonies from patients, nurses and doctors, the film explores this seismic revolution and what it tells us about society's changing attitudes to mental illness over the last sixty years.
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Documentary which tells the fascinating and poignant story of the closure of Britain's mental asylums. In the post-war period, 150,000 people were hidden away in 120 of these vast Victorian institutions all across the country. Today, most mental patients, or service users as they are now called, live out in the community and the asylums have all but disappeared. Through powerful testimonies from…
When was Mental: A History of the Madhouse released?
Mental: A History of the Madhouse was released on May 25, 2010.
How long is Mental: A History of the Madhouse?
Mental: A History of the Madhouse runs 59 minutes.
Who directed Mental: A History of the Madhouse?
Mental: A History of the Madhouse was directed by Chris Boulding.
Who is in the cast of Mental: A History of the Madhouse?
The cast of Mental: A History of the Madhouse includes Tamsin Greig (Narrator), Peter Barham (Himself) and Maggi Chapman (Herself).