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1 online resource (streaming video file) (58 min. 9 sec.) ; 338202359 bytes |
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Changing Minds: The Inside Story ; Series 2, Episode 1 |
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*Adult Themes, Coarse Language*Following on from the critical acclaim of series one, Changing Minds: The Inside Story journeys with mentally ill patients on their road to recovery, from breaking point to breakthrough.This second series emphasises the plight of younger patients, aged 18 and over, who are most at risk of developing mental illness. Raw and emotional, profound and at times funny, the three-part series is an intimate observation of daily life in the locked mental health units of Sydney's Campbelltown Hospital and in the homes of patients cared for by community mental health teams.The series follows ten characters whose mental illnesses do not discriminate in age or social standing. They include Nicholas (aged 18), a bullied schoolboy who relieves his anxiety by self-harming; Daniel (20) whose cannabis addiction is masking psychotic symptoms; Taileah (20), a recently graduated nurse whose stress manifests in distressing auditory hallucinations; Nathan (24) whose schizophrenia allows him to chat with Hitler and Muhammad Ali; Joel (18), a rebellious teenager struggling with a tragic past; Fabrice (36), a barrister's son with persecutory delusions about demons and devils; and David (47) who believes he's Elvis Presley.The patients agreed to be filmed while unwell, and formally consented again when recovered, with the discretion and agreement of their psychiatrists. By following the treating teams in Campbelltown Hospital's Mental Health Unit - including Dr Mark Cross and Clinical Nurse Consultant Steve Barnes - taboos are challenged and stigmas attacked. It's sometimes uncomfortable viewing, but the message is clear - help is available, mental illness is treatable. How will your mind change?Changing Minds: The Inside Story Series 2 screens during Mental As... the ABC's week long initiative in support of Mental Health Week which aims to encourage Australians to start talking about mental illness and to give to mental health research. #mentalas3 x 60 minutes. Northern Pictures in association with the ABC. Executive Producer Karina Holden. Series Producer Jenni Wilks. Series Director Cian O'Clery. ABC Commissioning Editor Matt Scully. Narrator Susie Porter. Principal investor Screen Australia |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2015-10-06 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: M |
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Mental illness -- Risk factors.
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Mental illness -- Treatment.
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Mentally ill -- Family relationships.
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Mentally ill -- Psychology.
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Mentally ill -- Suicidal behavior.
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Teenagers -- Mental health services.
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New South Wales -- Campbelltown.
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Streaming video
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O'Clery, Cian, director
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Porter, Susie, cast
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