Synopsis
Documentary in which 25 young people tell the story of growing up with mental health issues - from multiple personalities to agoraphobia, anorexia to bipolar - in their own words.
- Programme: Diaries of a Broken Mind
- Channel: BBC Three
- Broadcast year: 2013
- Psychology | Modern approaches to mental health | The promotion of mental wellbeing
Licence: ERA Licence required
Free to watch for UK schools, colleges and universities with an ERA Licence
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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