5: In Two Minds | Madness

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Jonathan Miller tackles the question whether madness is an illness - whether of the mind or the brain and should it be the proper concern of medicine. Some evidence suggests that madness could be a disease or genetically inherited.

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1: To Define True Madness | Madness

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BBC Two | 1991 | 59'53''

Dr Jonathan Miller begins by exploring what we understand by the word ''madness''.

2: Out of Sight | Madness

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BBC Two | 1991 | 58'31''

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3: Brainwaves | Madness

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BBC Two | 1991 | 58'41''

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4: The Talking Cure | Madness

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BBC Two | 1991 | 59'16''

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5: In Two Minds | Madness

5: In Two Minds | Madness

BBC Two | 1991 | 58'48''

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