Deep Depression & Suicide

2900-18, 18 minutes, 2008 Teen suicide is a complex situation mostly of deep depression where a teen develops feelings that are un-wanted, misunderstood, angry, ashamed, abused, unloved or victimized. Other teens that commit suicide may be feeling guilty about disappointing family, friends or they feel an overwhelming sense that they...

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Late-Life Depression

1200-23, 28 minutes, 2004 As many as one in five older Americans have late-life depression, which can lead to suicide. In this program from The Doctor is In three senior citizens describe how they have coped with this life-threatening illness.   Request

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Messing with Heads: Marijuana and Mental Illness

#1100-67, 46 minutes, 2005 This program explores new research into another link – between marijuana and mental illness, specifically schizophrenia and paranoid psychosis. This program delves into the frightening effects of THC on young brains: psychotic delusions and behavior that may not appear until years after drug abuse has ended....

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WORKING LIKE CRAZY

#1800-9, 54 minutes, 1999 This video is about alternatives to conventional community mental health and economic development. It portrays work as a human process that rebuilds people’s connections with each other. Meet mental health patients who work in businesses owned and run by other psychiatric survivors. This is a film...

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Disability Awareness

1500-28, 18 minutes, 1998 This is not a program about people with disabilities; it is about communicating and relating to people. Your reactions influence your ability to communicate. Request

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