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  • Kill or Cure Madness (Season 1, Episode 3)
  • TV Episode | Documentary

Kill or Cure

Madness (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Documentary
Examines the strange and terrible history of mental illness; from trepanning, the first known surgical procedure used to release 'demons' from the skull; to modern remedies such as Prozac, the wonder drug for depression. Also a visit to an...See moreExamines the strange and terrible history of mental illness; from trepanning, the first known surgical procedure used to release 'demons' from the skull; to modern remedies such as Prozac, the wonder drug for depression. Also a visit to an ancient Belgium town with a history of sanctuary for those suffering from mental illness; it gives a modern diagnosis for a Roman megalomaniac, it details the fascinating and morbid origins of lobotomy treatment, and shows what the inside of Bedlam was really like. Written by NZGEO See less
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Writers
Clive Copeman (idea) | Jacqueline Crawford (researcher) | Paul Trotman (idea)
Composer
Clive Cockburn
Editor
Christopher Tegg
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Dec 31, 2001
Release date
2001 (New Zealand)

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