Horizon. How Mad Are You

The second part of the programme aired again last night. You can find some views on it here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7722074.stm

What did you think? I'd be very interested to hear your views.

A few things that occurred to me:

Did the fact that the psychiatric professionals were all middle-aged white males have any bearing on their choice of 'sufferers'? They chose one man and four women. Was this a relfection of their own beliefs that women's behaviour is 'abnormal' because it is simply 'different' from their own?

Also, do you think programmes such as this encourage peole to believe they may suffer from a mental illness, when in fact their reactions to situations are 'normal', simply not the same as another's?

Did the programme help to tackle the stigma surrounding mental health and mental ill health at all?