To ross, taking the drug daily felt like a chemical lobotomy, leaving him in a foggy, druginduced haze. Bipolarized documentary, medicine ross mckenzie sets out to rethink mental illness and challenge conventions in this documentary, which follows his journey to find peace after being diagnosed with. You could substitute ross mckenzie for mister jones, and you will get a sense of what the movie bipolarized. Bipolarized is about one mans personal journey to heal. The film questions whether many people are incorrectly diagnosed, and challenges whether toxic psychotropic drugs are the only way to treat mental illness. My best friend and a boyfriend seemed perfectly normal and i had no idea they were bipolar until they went into mania and got. Rethinking psychiatry recently hosted a showing of the awardwinning film bipolarized.
To ross, taking the drug daily felt like a chemical lobotomy, leaving him in a foggy. The film uses ross personal experiences to tell a larger story about medication. Bipolarized is now available to purchase online and on dvd. Like many mental illnesses, bipolar has become a flippant byword to describe an. Nia charpentier from rethink mental illness told the independent. Rethinking psychiatry presents bipolarized rethinking mental illness a film by rita kotzia. He progressively reduced his use of the psychotropic drug lithium, at an experimental clinic in costa rica.
Bipolarized follows ross troubled personal journey, while telling a larger story about mental illness and conventional drug treatments. A collection of vintage films documenting mental health issues in america. Challenges conventional wisdom about mental illness and drug therapy through the raw personal journey of a man diagnosed as bipolar. Charities that support people with a psychotic illness which also includes bipolar disorder say. Get the film bipolarized rethinking mental illness. Stigma, mental illness, genetic counseling, genetic. The film bipolarized follows ross mckenzie as he embarks on a journey to treat his symptoms through alternative treatments and dig up the root cause of his mental breakdown. The central focus is the life experience of ross mckenzie, a canadian who was diagnosed as being bipolar in his early twenties and was. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. The film criticizes both the mainstream mental health. The effects of a documentary film on public stigma related to mental.
Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Rita kotzias documentary offers a disturbing view on whether the use of psychotropic medication is creating more harm than good. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder, ross psychiatrist told him he would live with the disorder for the rest of his life and that he would have to take lithium to control symptoms. What ensued was a selfexploration into alternative treatments to treat his condition and a journey delving into the root cause of his mental breakdown.
Rethink mental illness found that patients with serious mental illness. Ross ultimately decided to resolve his symptoms outside. Bipolar disorder, also known as bipolar affective disorder, affects 2 in 100 people. Another third may have repeated episodes but be perfectly able to. Rethinking mental illness follows ross mckenzie, recently diagnosed with. Posted by ross mckenzie on aug 10, 2015 in 0 comments. This movie may have psychiatric side effects psychiatric. The film bipolarized follows ross mckenzie as he embarks on a journey to treat. The documentary, bipolarized, follows ross troubled personal journey, while telling a larger story about mental illness and conventional drug treatments. Healing from bipolar disorder one man rethinks his mental illness the film bipolarized follows ross mckenzie as he embarks on a journey to treat his symptoms through alternative treatments and dig up the root cause of his mental breakdown. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Rethink mental illness offers practical help through its advice line which can be reached on 0300 5000 927 open monday to friday 10am4pm. Awareness raising is absolutely crucial to reduce the stigma that surrounds it. The film, bipolarized, reveals how society is labeling more and more people with mental illnesses and how, in tandem, doctors are prescribing more and.
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