Prisoner or patient?.
- Date:
- 1983
- Videos
About this work
Description
Documentary looking at the question of mentally ill criminals and the ways in which they and their illnesses are treated. The camera crew visits Broadmoor and Park Lane Special Hospital and hear about the kind of problems and issues that can arise for patients and staff there. Concerns include the correct time to release a psychiatric patient with a violent background and when a patient is so psychotic that they are considered beyond treatment, as with the case of Denis Nielson. We also hear about people with more minor mental health problems, referred to as 'the inadequates,' who need support in the community rather than incarceration.
Publication/Creation
London : BBC, 1983.
Physical description
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color, PAL.
Creator/production credits
Produced and written by Hilary Henson.
Copyright note
BBC TV
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores4698D