Mental Health
What is mental health?
The four humours and mental health | In Our Time
The four humours and mental health | In Our Time
Professor David Wootton describes the four humours and how they relate to mental health
The four humours in nature | In Our Time
The four humours in nature | In Our Time
Noga Arikha explains how the four humours links to seasons, aging and constellations.
Diagnosing mental illness | The Trap
Diagnosing mental illness | The Trap
An introduction to the diagnosis of mental illness with links to the development of the DSM and the subjectivity found in Rosenhan's st...
Historical treatments for mental health | Mental: A History of the Madhouse
Historical treatments for mental health | Mental: A History of the Madhouse
A comparison of ECT and Lobotomy and acknowledgement of the inhumane treatment within asylums
Humane treatments for mental health | Mental: A History of the Madhouse
Humane treatments for mental health | Mental: A History of the Madhouse
The development of a more humane approach to mental health treatment including drug treatment.
The difficulty of diagnosis | Horizon
The difficulty of diagnosis | Horizon
Mental health professionals are trying to distinguish sane from the insane and highlights the complexity of diagnosis.
Using the DSM to diagnose | D for Diagnosis
Using the DSM to diagnose | D for Diagnosis
The use of the DSM to diagnose mental illness with reference to issues of validity and comorbidity.
Racial bias of diagnosing schizophrenia | Black Britain
Racial bias of diagnosing schizophrenia | Black Britain
Explanation of potential factors that lead to the racial differences seen in the diagnosis of schizophrenia
Cultural bias of mental illness | Being Black, Going Crazy?
Cultural bias of mental illness | Being Black, Going Crazy?
Psychologist, Malcolm Phillips explains the most common issues regarding diagnosis of mental illness for black pe...
Symptoms of depression | Head Case: Treat Yourself to Better Mental Health
Symptoms of depression | Head Case: Treat Yourself to Better Mental Health
Young people talking about their symptoms and experiences of living with depression. Disclaimer: s...
The medical model
The file drawer effect | All in the Mind
The file drawer effect | All in the Mind
Medical doctors discuss the problem with many drug trials and the issue of the file drawer effect of not publishing negative trials.
Dopamine and schizophrenia | Horizon
Dopamine and schizophrenia | Horizon
Research suggests that high levels of dopamine can lead to psychosis in schizophrenia.
Anti-psychotic medication | Horizon
Anti-psychotic medication | Horizon
The main treatment for schizophrenia is anti-psychotic medication which reduces symptoms of psychosis.
Inner speech and schizophrenia | Horizon
Inner speech and schizophrenia | Horizon
Professor Charles Fernyhough explains the role of inner speech and how it is linked to the dopamine hypothesis.
Migration and schizophrenia | Horizon
Migration and schizophrenia | Horizon
Explanation of the theory that migration is the main cause of the observed racial bias in the diagnosis of schizophrenia.
Alternatives to the medical model
Little Albert | Mind Changers
Little Albert | Mind Changers
Listen to an overview of the Little Albert experiment
Systematic desensitisation | Mind Changers
Systematic desensitisation | Mind Changers
An overview of how to treat phobias with the use of Systematic Desensitisation
John Watson and Little Albert | The Brain: A Secret History
John Watson and Little Albert | The Brain: A Secret History
Dr Michael Mosley discusses how John Watson performed one of the most famous and controversial experiments in psy...
Treating phobias | The Brain: A Secret History
Treating phobias | The Brain: A Secret History
Dr Michael Mosley revisits a patient who underwent systematic desensitisation for his phobia of dogs.
Little Albert | Mind Changers
Little Albert | Mind Changers
Listen to an overview of the Little Albert experiment
Systematic desensitisation | Mind Changers
Systematic desensitisation | Mind Changers
An overview of how to treat phobias with the use of Systematic Desensitisation
John Watson and Little Albert | The Brain: A Secret History
John Watson and Little Albert | The Brain: A Secret History
Dr Michael Mosley discusses how John Watson performed one of the most famous and controversial experiments in psy...
Treating phobias | The Brain: A Secret History
Treating phobias | The Brain: A Secret History
Dr Michael Mosley revisits a patient who underwent systematic desensitisation for his phobia of dogs.
Modern approaches to mental health
Chatbots for mental health support | Science Cafe
Chatbots for mental health support | Science Cafe
Dr Mabrouka Abuhmida discusses how chatbots and AI can be used for mental health support, but how can they model the empath...
Psychologists vs psychiatrists | Health Matters
Psychologists vs psychiatrists | Health Matters
Listen to professionals explain the difference between their roles of psychologists and psychiatrists in the treatment of men...
Food and wellbeing | The Truth About...
Food and wellbeing | The Truth About...
The role of food and psychobiotics for improving wellbeing.
Exercise and wellbeing | The Truth About...
Exercise and wellbeing | The Truth About...
How exercise can increase mood and improve cognitive stimulation.
Social media and wellbeing | The Truth About...
Social media and wellbeing | The Truth About...
The positive and negative impact of social media use on mental health and wellbeing.
Mental health first aid | Happy Man
Mental health first aid | Happy Man
The importance of having mental health first aid trained people in our communities with a spotlight on a project involving trained barber...
Full programmes
Mental: A History of the Madhouse
Mental: A History of the Madhouse
Documentary telling the story of the closure of Britain's mental asylums and what it says about society's changing attitudes to mental illn...
How Mad Are You? Part 1 | Horizon
How Mad Are You? Part 1 | Horizon
Ten volunteers have come together for an extraordinary test. Five are 'normal' and the other five have been officially diagnosed as mentall...
How Mad Are You? Part 2 | Horizon
How Mad Are You? Part 2 | Horizon
With five 'normal' volunteers and five who have been officially diagnosed as mentally ill, Horizon asks if you can tell who is who.
Why Did I Go Mad? | Horizon
Why Did I Go Mad? | Horizon
Following three people living with voices, hallucinations and paranoia to explore what causes them, examining the impact of social, biological an...
Broken Brains | The Brain: A Secret History
Broken Brains | The Brain: A Secret History
Michael Mosley ends his look at the history of experimental psychology by exploring how experiments on abnormal brains can reveal...
Emotions | The Brain: A Secret History
Emotions | The Brain: A Secret History
Dr Michael Mosley investigates how scientists have struggled to understand that most irrational and deeply complex part of our minds -...
Mind Control | The Brain: A Secret History
Mind Control | The Brain: A Secret History
Michael Mosley traces the sinister ways science has been used to try to control our minds, finding that its pursuit has led to som...
Improving Your Mental Health | The Truth About...
Improving Your Mental Health | The Truth About...
Professor Tanya Byron and Alex Scott uncover the latest science on how to improve your mental health and wellbeing - and re...