Brainwaves | Madness
Jonathan Miller demonstrates how, by observing the mad crowded together in large asylums, ''experts'' concluded the causes of madness were to be found in the brain.
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Clip Info
- Clip length: 58'45''
- Broadcast year: 1991
Curriculum Connection
- Psychology | What is Mental Health? | Three historical views of mental illness (Humoral, supernatural and hospital movement)
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Licence: ERA Licence required
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
Content
- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC Two
- Programme: Madness
- Episode: Brainwaves
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