Comments on: *Another* BBC Mental Illness Fail http://serialinsomniac.com/2010/03/02/another-bbc-mental-illness-fail/ Award-winning blog on therapy, borderline personality disorder, complex PTSD, major depression, social anxiety and transient psychosis / dissociation. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:28:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Pandora http://serialinsomniac.com/2010/03/02/another-bbc-mental-illness-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1127 Pandora Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:42:20 +0000 http://serialinsomniac.com/?p=1099#comment-1127 Good points, Pat, thank you. Yet more examples of how the documentary was, at best, an inadequate presentation of the whole picture related to mental illness in this country. Thanks for commenting! Good points, Pat, thank you. Yet more examples of how the documentary was, at best, an inadequate presentation of the whole picture related to mental illness in this country.

Thanks for commenting!

]]> By: Pandora http://serialinsomniac.com/2010/03/02/another-bbc-mental-illness-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1115 Pandora Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:12:13 +0000 http://serialinsomniac.com/?p=1099#comment-1115 <blockquote>I wonder are there any docus presenting the other side of the story.</blockquote> Funny, I was asked on Twitter if I knew of any of any. Unfortunately I don't offhand, but I must look into it.

I wonder are there any docus presenting the other side of the story.

Funny, I was asked on Twitter if I knew of any of any. Unfortunately I don’t offhand, but I must look into it.

]]> By: Pat http://serialinsomniac.com/2010/03/02/another-bbc-mental-illness-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1109 Pat Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:07:46 +0000 http://serialinsomniac.com/?p=1099#comment-1109 Tuesday 2nd.March BBC2 Professor Apleby did little to reassure the public. No mention was made of the carers and the satisfactory treatments available. If anything he would have furher left sufferers unwilling to attend their GP. or contact the Mental health Teams. Neither did he raise hope by telling of the interesting and helpful research that is taking place and showing the efforts which are being made to give relief to those who suffer. Tuesday 2nd.March BBC2

Professor Apleby did little to reassure the public. No mention was made of the carers and the satisfactory treatments available. If anything he would have furher left sufferers unwilling to attend their GP. or contact the Mental health Teams. Neither did he raise hope by telling of the interesting and helpful research that is taking place and showing the efforts which are being made to give relief to those who suffer.

]]> By: Xiane http://serialinsomniac.com/2010/03/02/another-bbc-mental-illness-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1612 Xiane Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:48:24 +0000 http://serialinsomniac.com/?p=1099#comment-1612 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @MakingMeMag: RT @FindingMelissa: RT @serial_insomnia New Blog Post: *Another* BBC Mental Illness Fail (http://cli.gs/dVLQG) #borderl ...</span></span> RT @MakingMeMag: RT @FindingMelissa: RT @serial_insomnia New Blog Post: *Another* BBC Mental Illness Fail (http://cli.gs/dVLQG) #borderl …

]]> By: serotoninseeker http://serialinsomniac.com/2010/03/02/another-bbc-mental-illness-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1082 serotoninseeker Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:19:27 +0000 http://serialinsomniac.com/?p=1099#comment-1082 Hey Pan Just stumbled upon your blog, which I think is amazing! Totally agree re this docu. BBC should be ashamed, how irresponsible. Might complain myself. Never as simple as this, I wonder are there any docus presenting the other side ofthe story. Take care serotoninseeker Hey Pan
Just stumbled upon your blog, which I think is amazing!

Totally agree re this docu. BBC should be ashamed, how irresponsible. Might complain myself. Never as simple as this, I wonder are there any docus presenting the other side ofthe story.

Take care
serotoninseeker

]]> By: Kate http://serialinsomniac.com/2010/03/02/another-bbc-mental-illness-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1081 Kate Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:20:36 +0000 http://serialinsomniac.com/?p=1099#comment-1081 The documentary really angered me...as you say Pandora it was completely unbalanced. In a sense it doesn't 't really matter if Hendry's claims were true or false as he didn't refer to the OTHER (counter-) claims at all. As a public service broadcaster you would think the Beeb would want to educate ppl by giving a ROUNDED analysis. Complete fail The documentary really angered me…as you say Pandora it was completely unbalanced. In a sense it doesn’t ‘t really matter if Hendry’s claims were true or false as he didn’t refer to the OTHER (counter-) claims at all. As a public service broadcaster you would think the Beeb would want to educate ppl by giving a ROUNDED analysis. Complete fail

]]> By: Bippidee http://serialinsomniac.com/2010/03/02/another-bbc-mental-illness-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1080 Bippidee Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:26:31 +0000 http://serialinsomniac.com/?p=1099#comment-1080 I didn't watch this programme as I thought it would piss me off, and judging by all the blog rants about it I have seen that was justified. I am sure the Beeb will receive many complaints about this programme. Good point about Eastenders too. I don't watch it, but how typical that they picked the one mentally ill character to be the murderer. Fail. I didn’t watch this programme as I thought it would piss me off, and judging by all the blog rants about it I have seen that was justified. I am sure the Beeb will receive many complaints about this programme. Good point about Eastenders too. I don’t watch it, but how typical that they picked the one mentally ill character to be the murderer. Fail.

]]> By: Maria http://serialinsomniac.com/2010/03/02/another-bbc-mental-illness-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1613 Maria Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:34:18 +0000 http://serialinsomniac.com/?p=1099#comment-1613 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @serial_insomnia: New Blog Post: *Another* BBC Mental Illness Fail http://bit.ly/aBke0Q #borderline #bipolar</span></span> RT @serial_insomnia: New Blog Post: *Another* BBC Mental Illness Fail http://bit.ly/aBke0Q #borderline #bipolar

]]> By: Pandora http://serialinsomniac.com/2010/03/02/another-bbc-mental-illness-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1079 Pandora Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:31:08 +0000 http://serialinsomniac.com/?p=1099#comment-1079 A third BBC mental illness fail, as <a href="http://intothesystem.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Into the System</a> pointed out on <a href="http://twitter.com/intothesystem/status/9385202427" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>, is the revelation that a character in <em>Eastenders</em> with bipolar disorder was a murderer. Apparently there were several individuals without mental illness that were in the frame for the killing in question, but the Beeb went and picked the looney as their scapegoat. Nice one, sirs. A third BBC mental illness fail, as Into the System pointed out on Twitter, is the revelation that a character in Eastenders with bipolar disorder was a murderer. Apparently there were several individuals without mental illness that were in the frame for the killing in question, but the Beeb went and picked the looney as their scapegoat. Nice one, sirs.

]]> By: Making Me http://serialinsomniac.com/2010/03/02/another-bbc-mental-illness-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1614 Making Me Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:47:30 +0000 http://serialinsomniac.com/?p=1099#comment-1614 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @FindingMelissa: RT @serial_insomnia New Blog Post: *Another* BBC Mental Illness Fail (http://cli.gs/dVLQG) #borderline #bipolar</span></span> RT @FindingMelissa: RT @serial_insomnia New Blog Post: *Another* BBC Mental Illness Fail (http://cli.gs/dVLQG) #borderline #bipolar

]]> By: Finding Melissa http://serialinsomniac.com/2010/03/02/another-bbc-mental-illness-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1615 Finding Melissa Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:34:25 +0000 http://serialinsomniac.com/?p=1099#comment-1615 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @serial_insomnia New Blog Post: *Another* BBC Mental Illness Fail (http://cli.gs/dVLQG) #borderline #bipolar</span></span> RT @serial_insomnia New Blog Post: *Another* BBC Mental Illness Fail (http://cli.gs/dVLQG) #borderline #bipolar

]]> By: Pandora http://serialinsomniac.com/2010/03/02/another-bbc-mental-illness-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1616 Pandora Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:21:21 +0000 http://serialinsomniac.com/?p=1099#comment-1616 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">New Blog Post: *Another* BBC Mental Illness Fail (http://cli.gs/dVLQG) #borderline #bipolar</span></span> New Blog Post: *Another* BBC Mental Illness Fail (http://cli.gs/dVLQG) #borderline #bipolar

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