Bedlam

The world's oldest psychiatric institution opens its doors in a documentary series challenging the myths, taboos and stigma around mental illness in Britain today.

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Status	Returning Series
Original Name	Bedlam
First Air Date	October 31, 2013
Last Air Date	November 21, 2013
Seasons	1
Episodes	4
Episode Runtime	0min
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Original Language	English
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S01E04

Breakdown: Older Adults

The final episode of the series visits a psychiatric ward for over-65s at the South London and Maudsley. According to psychiatrist Professor Robert Howard, 'In society old people and people with mental health problems come right at the bottom of the heap really. So, if you are old and you have got mental health problems, you have got this sort of dreadful double whammy of disadvantage.'

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