Synopsis
With five 'normal' volunteers and five who have been officially diagnosed as mentally ill, Horizon asks if you can tell who is who.
- Programme: Horizon
- Series: 2008-2009
- Episode: How Mad Are You? Part 2
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2008
- Psychology | What is Mental Health? | Four definitions of abnormality: deviation from social norms, failure to function adequately, statistical infrequency, and deviation from ideal mental health.
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