Sunday 16 November 2008

Some recommended reading...

Very interesting piece here in the Times today by writer Francesca Okeke about growing up with a mentally ill parent.

While we're on the subject, also worth a look is Horizon's 'How Mad Are You?' on Channel 4 at the moment. Taking a 'reality TV' approach to mental illness, the first episode last Tuesday pulled in nearly 2 million viewers.

The documentary makers put five people with mental illnesses alongside five "normal" people in a house, and challenged experts to identify which was which.

The second part of the investigation is to be aired tomorrow (Tuesday 18th Nov). The first part is available on 4OD online.

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