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The Sick Mind

How psychiatry changed the way mental illness is treated.

World Service,4 episodes

Episodes

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Sigmund Freud
The life and work of Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis
07 Jul 1979,45 mins
Carl Jung
Carl Jung and the different theories that emerged to challenge Sigmund Freud
17 Jul 1979,45 mins
Psychotherapy
The list of new therapies continues to grow. But how effective are they?
05 Oct 1979,45 mins
Physical Therapy
Can mental illness can be cured by physical methods of treatment, in particular by drugs?
05 Oct 1979,45 mins