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Mysteries of Mental Illness

A four-hour documentary series on MPT

Tuesday, June 22 at 9pm: Evil or Illness?
Tuesday, June 22 at 10pm: What's Normal
Wednesday, June 23 at 9pm: The Rise and Fall of the Asylum
Wednesday, June 23 at 10pm: The New Frontiers

Mysteries of Mental Illness

Preview

Mysteries of Mental Illness explores the story of mental illness in science and society.

About the program

Explore the evolution in understanding, and the dramatic attempts across generations to unravel the difficult questions surrounding mental illness people have grappled with throughout history: What causes it? And how is it best treated?