When the Blues Won't Go Away: Women and Depression

Ivanhoe Communications

Depression is the most pervasive of all mental health problems for American women in all age groups, seriously affecting five to ten million of them every year. Publisher Frances Lear and four other women tell their stories of this debilitating illness and how they overcame it. This program offers a positive, hopeful approach to a devastating problem. (28 minutes)

HEADSS: An Interview Protocol

Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

Identifying social and psychological needs is a critical step in caring for at-risk youth. The interview protocol known as HEADSS—focusing on Home, Education & Employment, Activities, Drugs, Sexuality, and Suicide & Depression—is a highly effective method for listening to teenagers and building strategies to help them. This video introduces the HEADSS protocol to health and social service students and to professionals who are developing outreach skills. It suggests ways to integrate HEADSS methodology into youth-oriented social service settings, highlighting the need to recognize an interview subject’s strengths as well as vulnerabilities. (13 minutes)

Childhood Depression

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Four to eight percent of American children experience bouts of major depression. Among teenage girls, that rate can be as high as sixteen percent. This program from The Doctor Is In emphasizes the importance of early diagnosis and treatment to avoid potential patterns of repeated depression later in life-and to prevent substance abuse and suicide. Children suffering from depression talk about how they cope with it, while child psychiatrist David G. Fassler, author of Help Me, I'm Sad, and Steven Atkins, a psychologist at Dartmouth Medical School, provide authoritative insights. A Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Production. (29 minutes)

Women and Depression

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Clinical depression affects 19 million Americans, of whom two-thirds are women. This program from The Doctor Is In addresses the good news about depression: it is a diagnosable and treatable illness. Valerie Davis Raskin, a therapist and research psychiatrist whose practice is solely dedicated to women, and Ardis Olsen, a physician and researcher at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, are joined by patients and their families to explain the symptoms, effects, and treatment of depression. A Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Production. (29 minutes)

Myths about Madness: Challenging Stigma and Changing Attitudes

Mental Health Media

Fear and misunderstanding are major roadblocks on the path to effective community care for people with mental illnesses. This concise training tool exposes the myths surrounding afflictions of the mind and challenges discrimination against the mentally ill. Interviews with mental health professionals, journalists, researchers, and people who have themselves been through the mental health system raise questions about the public's attitude toward mental illness. In addition, people diagnosed with mental health problems speak candidly about the stigmatizing impact of living with a label. (23 minutes)

The Brain-Body Connection

WETA - TV

Every year it becomes more apparent that mental and physical health are closely intertwined. This program, hosted by noted journalist Garrick Utley, presents research on the link between depression and disease, the brain's role in athletic performance, and the treatment of chronic pain. Experts from the National Institute of Mental Health, Harvard Medical School, The Salk Institute, and elsewhere share their remarkable findings on topics such as the relationship between depression and platelet clotting, how synapses are hardwired, and the development of a drug to block the encoding of pain memories. The program features segments with singer Judy Collins, who struggles with depression; major league baseball pitcher Orel Hershiser; and Joffrey Ballet dancer Taryn Kaschock, who copes every day with the pain of scoliosis. (57 minutes)

Imagining Robert: My Brother, Madness, and Survival

Florentine Films

For 17 million Americans, severe, long-term mental illness is a fact of life-a fact little understood by the majority of their fellow citizens. In an effort to raise public awareness of the day-to-day impact mental illness has on families, this intimate documentary profiles Robert Neugeboren and his brother, Jay, as decade after decade they cope with Robert's schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Drawing on Jay's heart-rending yet uplifting family memoir of the same title, the program deftly reveals the engaging personality of Robert while expressing Jay's considerable frustration in dealing with the mental health establishment. As instructive as it is insightful, Imagining Robert is ideal for opening a sympathetic dialogue on the treatment and impact of mental disorders. A Study Guide and other resources are located online at www.florentinefilms.org/imagrob. (56 minutes)

Lost in the Mirror: Women with Multiple Personalities

ABC News

In this program, ABC News anchors Diane Sawyer and Sam Donaldson study the causes and key signs of dissociative identity disorder and the fragmented lives of two people dealing with its effects. "It isn't role playing and it is not mood swings. They are totally separate entities," says Chris Sizemore, the inspiration for the 1957 film The Three Faces of Eve. For 44 years, 22 personalities of various ages ruled her life. But for Lucy, a wife and mother of two, her personalities are not yet fully reintegrated. Sexually abused as a child, she developed seven little-girl personalities in addition to her adult one-further proof that child abuse can shatter an entire life. (23 minutes)

Can't Slow Down

WSMV-TV

This program examines Americans' increasingly hurried lifestyle, working 160 hours a year more than they did in 1970. And for what? Because of the urge to acquire, the pressure to achieve or be fired, the need to achieve outside the home, and longer commutes to work, couples are too busy to talk to one another. The program asks how we are spending our time and how the constant rush is affecting everything about our relationships and our health. (28 minutes)

Acutely Anxious

TVF International

Acute anxiety, one of the most common psychiatric illnesses, makes everyday experiences like walking down the street or talking on the phone a source of potential terror. This program explains how and why this happens as it examines the physiology and psychology of anxiety, its symptoms, its highly maladaptive consequences, and treatments such as cognitive behavioral therapy. Case studies involving panic disorders and social phobia are spotlighted. (48 minutes)

Psychotherapy Has Done More Harm than Good: A Debate

Intelligence2 Ltd.

As many Britons see it, the U.K. has become a nation obsessed with its psychological state, endlessly seeking out new "cures" for every hang-up under the sun. Others, by contrast, argue that the therapy culture has made the U.K. emotionally literate, giving the English a language through which to express their feelings and to change themselves for the better. In the final analysis, has psychotherapy done more harm than good? That is the question in this Oxford Union-style debate as panelists make their case. Speakers for the motion reference the baneful societal effects of pop psychology and stubborn prejudices in the field of psychotherapy, while those against point out that controlled psychotherapy trials have repeatedly shown beneficial results from certain treatments and that such therapy offers a useful non-pharmaceutical approach to mental illness treatment. Questions from the floor follow. The final vote? Significantly against. BBC Radio 4's Mariella Frostrup presides. (82 minutes)

Case Studies in Childhood Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

ABC News

Bridget, 15, cannot go near her own parents because she fears they are somehow “contaminated.” Rocco, 9, dissolves into tears whenever he tries to leave for school—consumed by anxiety over what could happen once he steps outside. Michelle, 13, spends hours in the shower. These children, along with about one million others, have OCD. This edition of Primetime tracks the treatment of Bridget, Rocco, and Michelle as they attempt to reclaim their lives and overcome the stigma associated with the disorder. Can they subdue a condition that consumes their every waking moment and utterly disrupts their families? Original ABC News broadcast title: Kids Battle Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. (38 minutes)

Real Life Teens: Teen Depression

TMW Media Group

Depression can be a devastating condition for teens. Through this program, viewers will learn about the real risks of depression, how to identify depression, and how depression interferes with a person’s life. Subjects covered include defining depression; the warning signs of depression; identifying the roots of depression; depression and home life; self-medication; self-destructive choices; getting help; and teen suicide. This is real advice for a dangerous and widespread condition among today’s teens. A viewable/printable instructor’s guide is available online. (21 minutes)

Depression: Out of the Shadows

PBS

Many Americans are keeping an important, potentially deadly secret: depression. Approximately 15 million adults in the U.S. struggle with this devastating neurological condition, which affects all ages, races, genders, and socioeconomic groups. Through the voices and stories of people living with depression as well as interviews with doctors and scientists, this film provides an unflinching portrait of the disease—while clearly exploring the opportunities for treatment, recovery, and a hopeful future. Distributed by PBS Distribution. (90 minutes)

So You’re Going Crazy… Living with a Delusional Disorder

Hilary Dean

“Having suffered from mental illness, I know how terrifying, bewildering, and isolating the experience can be,” says Hilary Dean. “Even after years of recovery, I continue my attempts to somehow process it.” Dean directs this eye-opening film while at the same time discussing her challenges candidly—with an agile, disarming sense of humor—before the camera. Using clever animation sequences to illustrate insights, Dean provides detailed descriptions of the hallucinations and disturbing life situations brought on by her delusional disorder. She also generously shares screen time with mental health professionals who provide expert commentary, and with other people who have learned to cope with mental illness. The result is a rich narrative that addresses the deeply entrenched cultural stigma as well as the inner fears and personal hurdles facing those who live with mental illness. Contains mature content. (51 minutes)

Art Therapy: A Universal Language for Healing

Psychotherapy.net

When noted art therapist Judith Rubin invited her peers to submit footage of art therapy in action she received hundreds of hours of material from all over the world. This program draws from those submissions to document the use of art therapy in a wide variety of cultural settings. Vividly expressive works from children and adults affected by Israel's Six-Day War, America's 9/11 terror attacks, the 2011 Japanese tsunami, and other traumatic upheavals are shown throughout to illustrate the power of this modality. In addition, clinicians discuss the history of art therapy-which began with Carl Jung-their own training in the field, and the need for consistent standards. (45 minutes)

Expressive Arts Therapy Groups: The Green Creature Within

Psychotherapy.net

Every week for two years during the early 1980s, a group of adolescents met at the Pittsburgh Child Guidance Center to participate in an expressive arts therapy program. To meet their different needs, a wide variety of materials was made available, with the hope that at least one of the creative modalities would enable the young people to overcome what one called “that green creature within.” This program uses footage from the sessions to demonstrate the efficacy of using painting, drama, music, dance, sculpture, and photography as part of adolescent psychotherapy. In addition, the video includes detailed case studies of two of the group’s members. (25 minutes)

Let's Talk About It: Domestic Violence—in English with Spanish Subtitles

Filmblanc

Xiomara Fuentes, Amandeep Kaur, and Nneka—three wives beaten and humiliated by their husbands—are the subjects of Let’s Talk About It, which gives a voice and a face to a spreading epidemic of spousal abuse. This program puts video cameras into the hands of these women’s children who then interview their mothers about why they endured—and how they survived—such physical and emotional injury. The questions they ask, framed with a poignant blend of candor and naiveté, leave no room for equivocation. A compelling and purposeful call to action produced by acclaimed filmmaker Deepa Mehta, Let’s Talk About It is a journey into the secret and dangerous world of domestic violence, no more powerfully illustrated than through the eyes of the children. (English with Spanish subtitles, 51 minutes)

Maintaining Mental Health

ClickView Pty Limited

Like physical health, mental health needs to be actively nurtured—particularly as the tempo and complexity of modern living continues to increase. This program focuses on the subject of mental health at the personal level, offering suggestions on how to nourish—and, when necessary, reestablish—a sense of well-being. Maintaining Mental Health also discusses the crucial role community groups play in providing resources that encourage mental health maintenance. Viewable/printable educational resources are available online. (28 minutes)

The Healthy Teacher

ClickView Pty Limited

To avoid burnout, it is imperative that educators approach teaching with an awareness of potential job-related stressors and techniques for creating a healthy work/life balance. This program follows two veteran teachers living in Australia through a typical work day to illustrate how they strike a balance between their personal and professional lives. In addition, The Healthy Teacher offers advice on aspects of general wellness in the areas of eating, physical fitness, and mental health. An informative, practical, and motivational resource for new, experienced, and returning teachers. Viewable/printable educational resources are available online. (23 minutes)

Newtown Faith Leaders Unite in Tragedy

Collective Eye Films

Reverend Matthew Crebbin talks with fellow Newtown clergy, Rabbi Shaul Praver, and Reverend Mel Kawakami, about their experiences as faith leaders during and after the Sandy Hook School shooting. They talk about the steps they have taken toward healing, and how the trauma and its impact on their lives, faith, and work continues.

Pastoring in a Community that Faces Continual Trauma

Collective Eye Films

Reverend Crebbin continues the conversation about chronic gun violence as he speaks with Pastor Samuel Saylor, Sr., Senior Pastor of Gardner Memorial AME Zion Church, and Pastor Henry Brown of Hope Street Ministries and Mothers Against Violence in Hartford, CT. Pastors Saylor and Brown both have personal connections to trauma that they discuss with Reverend Crebbin. In this program, they describe how they cope with the chronic stress, both mental and physical, that can result from ministering to a community that is continually re-traumatized by gun violence.

Advice from Mental Health Consumers about Helping

Ronald Rooney

In this program, three consumers are specific in providing advice to helpers about ways to interact with consumers that assist them in coping and growth.

Depressed: You Are Not Alone

Cambridge Educational

Everyone gets sad at times or feels a little down. People get depressed when life doesn't go the way they hope it will. Many people bounce back after a time and feel okay again. But for many others those feelings of sadness and despair don't leave. They persist even when life seems good. They can interfere with one's ability to enjoy favorite activities, keep up with friends and family, or even to complete schoolwork. That's an illness called depression, and millions of Americans suffer from it each year. Most cases of depression can be treated with medication and/or therapy, but one must understand the signs and symptoms and know when it's time to seek professional help. If you're suffering depression, you are not alone and help is available.

Heart, Soul and Research in Psychotherapy: Scott Miller

Marsha Van Winkle

An interview with Scott Miller, Ph.D. Scott Miller and Dave Clark are having a conversation about the work that has been important to Scott. Prediction of outcome, models and techniques vs. therapeutic alliance, measures of feedback and supervision are part of the discussion. The common factors that work across all therapies, the heart and soul of clinical work, are discussed as is the very large desire for psychotherapy to be seen as an equal with psychiatry. Suggestions for monitoring feedback from clients and ideas about what contributes to success in therapy are offered.

Narrative Therapy With a Young Boy: David Epston

Marsha Van Winkle

In what David Epston calls his most memorable session, we see the classic Narrative Therapy moves. He engages an 11-year old who has been institutionalized for problematic behavior. This session took place in 1993 in Sweden and the questions and translated answers appear as subtitles on screen. This session was life-changing for the boy and we have his permission for this DVD. David Epston introduces this session and provide a follow-up for this now 19-year old man.

Essentials of Narrative Therapy - Ethics, Politics, and Power: Zoy Kazan, John Winslade, and Kathie Crocket

Marsha Van Winkle

Two doctoral students who have begun to teach Narrative Therapy ask basic questions of these veteran Narrative Therapists. A very informative hour and twenty minutes about Narrative issues and concerns. Zoy Kazan has been a Narrative Therapist for over 20 years. Trained at Dulwich Centre with Michael White, she specializes in working with teens who have very severe problems. John Winslade and Kathie Crocket are from Hamilton, New Zealand and are co-authors of Narrative Therapy: The Archeology of Hope. John has also co-authored books on Narrative Mediation, Narrative School Counseling and Re-membering Lives: Conversations with the Dying and the Bereaved.

OCD: When you can’t Stop Doing what you’re Doing

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

About one in 50 people suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a disease that turns intrusive thoughts into compulsive behaviors. Anti-depressants help with OCD, but investigators in Texas are trying new medications targeting different brain messengers.

Coping with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Cambridge Educational

Trauma occurs in many ways. A sudden accident or an incidence of violence can be traumatic. So can the loss of a loved one or suffering from a grave illness. The effects of trauma often persist long after the traumatizing incident, and they can influence every aspect of one's life. When this occurs it is called post-traumatic stress disorder. Symptoms may include anxiety, depression, mood swings, and recurring thoughts about the event. Most people report experiencing at least one traumatic event by age 16 so PTSD is a condition that many teens face. With proper diagnosis and treatment, PTSD can be managed and treated, but the first step is understanding what it is and how to recognize it.

Masculinity Uncovered

TVF International

In this daring new film, men open up to discuss what masculinity means to them. British Artist Ajamu X makes intimate photographic portraits, based on their experiences, to get them to rethink the way they see their bodies and themselves. The men talk candidly about the pleasures and physical realities of the penis from sex and masturbation to erections. They also share experiences of infertility, violence, sexual abuse, homophobia and mental health. Each questions the narrow definitions of masculinity they’ve experienced and call for change: to let men be whoever they want to be. Viewer discretion is advised.

Faceless: Inside a Psychiatric Ward

Journeyman Pictures

Since Maria was found dancing on a line of train tracks, it’s a good bet that confinement in a mental ward saved her life. Still, she says, she prefers freedom to the “freedumb” of the medicated world she now resides in. Many of her fellow patients are equally ambivalent about being institutionalized. One admits that his fear of being irradiated by electrical outlets may be due to the faulty wiring in his own mind. Another actually longs for more electrical shock treatments since they bring a sensation of “complete peace.” And then there’s the man who’s discharged even though he’s still hearing voices—they’re not telling him to kill himself today, so what’s the harm of reentering society? Following Maria through this claustrophobic landscape of uncertainty and anguish, viewers are allowed to explore the darkest catacombs of the psyche as well as the ever-present human tendency to search for a way out. (52 minutes)

TEDTalks: Elyn Saks—A Tale of Mental Illness…from the Inside

TED

"Is it okay if I totally trash your office?" It's a question Elyn Saks once asked her doctor, and it wasn't a joke. A legal scholar, in 2007 Saks came forward with her own story of schizophrenia—a condition controlled by drugs and therapy yet ever-present. In this powerful TEDTalk, she asks us to see people with mental illnesses clearly, honestly, and compassionately.

Prelinger Archives: Life Begins

Prelinger Archives

Emphasizes the need for a better understanding of the laws governing the infant's mental and physical growth, so that a happier social order can be developed. Similarities, differences, and characteristic ways in which infants react to standardized test situations are shown, as are their everyday life and social reactions to the family group. Discusses the education and mental hygiene of infants and the obligation of science, home, and society to promote the infant's welfare. (25 minutes)

What Happens when we Sleep?

The Economist Group Limited

Sleep is central to our physical and mental health, but people have far less shut-eye today than they did a century ago. What is the impact?

Navigating Youth Mental Health in Today's Educational Setting

PESI, Inc

In this video seminar, attachment and child trauma professional Dr. Christina Reese teaches how to integrate student mental health into virtual and physical classrooms, discussing how to assess for knowledge and develop catch-up plans, the impact of routine disruption on mental health, medication lack of compliance while away from the classroom, individual interventions for students struggling the most, and ways to connect students and parents with outside resources. She presents strategies for dealing with tantrums and attention seeking, depression, anxiety, and ADHD in both virtual and physical classrooms.

The Global Pandemic Through the Lens of Trauma

PESI, Inc

In this video seminar, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, a physician who specializes in posttraumatic stress and author of The New York Times bestseller The Body Keeps The Score, explains how we can best support children and adolescents who have been adversely by recent events – specifically, how to reintegrate back into school and structure after a prolonged and uncertain absence. He teaches how to help children and adolescents achieve emotional safety and offers tips for keeping traumatized children from re-living past trauma.

Coping Skills for Kids and Tweens: How to Manage Big Feelings in an Uncertain Time and Beyond

PESI, Inc

As we return to educating our children (whether in school or remotely) the question on everyone’s mind -- how do we offer our students the support they need, no matter where they are? In this video seminar mental health counselor and founder of Coping Skills for Kids Janine Halloran teaches how to help kids identify and express their emotions and calm their bodies in healthy and safe ways. She explains how the pandemic has affected the social and emotional lives of children and presents different strategies for helping children with issues of anxiety, stress, and anger and frustration.

Adolescence in Crisis: Racial Trauma and Identity (A Trauma-Focused DBT Perspective)

PESI, Inc

This video seminar with Dr. Eboni Webb focuses on racial trauma through the lens of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Dr. Webb explains how racial trauma impacts adolescent development, how it informs body politics and self-image, and how to use DBT strategies to help adolescents to cope, thrive and build a life worth living amidst racial trauma.

Trust Me I'm a Doctor: Series 9, Episode 2

BBC Worldwide Learning

Michael Mosley tests whether your diet affects your mental health, and whether yoga can lower your blood pressure as much as vigorous exercise. Guddi Singh finds out how to calm a crying baby, and discovers a surprising way to ease the symptoms of Parkinson’s. Alain Gregoire tests whether the latest meal replacement shakes live up to their health claims. Zoe Williams reveals a new treatment for psoriasis. And Giles Yeo tests whether fancy gourmet salts are any healthier than table salt.

The Truth About Improving Your Mental Health

BBC Worldwide Learning

Clinical psychologist Professor Tanya Byron teams up with former England footballer Alex Scott, who has suffered from depression, to discover how the latest science can help us gain greater control over our state of mind and improve our mental health and wellbeing. Even in normal times, one in four of us will experience mental health difficulties, but living through a global pandemic has put our mental health under unprecedented strain. Over the past year, a team from Imperial College London, in collaboration with the BBC, have surveyed the mental health of over 350,000 people across the UK. This unique study provides a snapshot before and during the pandemic, revealing its shocking impact.

Feel Good: Natural Remedies for Depression - College and Youth Version

Wellia

This fast-paced program looks at natural remedies for depression, providing valuable tips from best-selling authors, medical professionals, and experts in nutrition, exercise, meditation, and more.

Get Sober: Natural Remedies for Addiction - College and Youth Version

Wellia

This fast-paced, lively video examines powerful natural remedies for addiction and presents tips from best-selling authors, medical professionals, and experts in nutrition, exercise, meditation, and more.

Is Anybody Listening?

Paula Caplan

Filmmaker Paula J. Caplan grew up listening to—but not remembering—stories her beloved father, Jerome Caplan, told yearly about being Captain of an all-Black battery in The Battle of the Bulge. Her bewilderment about her inability to remember those stories led her to listen to hundreds of veterans. Her alarm that veterans' deeply human reactions to war and rape are diagnosed as mental illness drove her to set up free sessions nationwide for a nonveteran to listen in wholehearted, respectful silence to whatever a veteran wants to say, reducing veterans' soul-crushing isolation and nonveterans' illiteracy about war and rape. In this documentary, Caplan takes viewers on her journey through interviews with veterans, including Sgt. Isaac Pope—a 96-year-old man who served with Captain Caplan, archival footage, and visual art. She provides a touching and intimate portrait of the struggles faced by veterans in returning from war to a society that does not understand the moral, physical, and other struggles they went through and continue to experience on a daily basis.

Yayoi Kusama—Brilliant Ideas

Bloomberg

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is best known for her inexhaustible creations involving polka-dots, pumpkins, and vibrant colors. Her love of design has seen her join forces with top fashion houses, creating her own clothing ranges.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults—Second Opinion

John McLean Media

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) starts in childhood, but often can go unrecognized until later in life. We meet Frank South, who shares his story of a late diagnosis and the challenges he faces every day managing and adapting to life with ADHD. We answer whether ADHD is over-diagnosed and outline five aspects of ADHD that are consistent in both children and adults.

Psychosis—Second Opinion

John McLean Media

Schizoaffective disorder is a form of psychosis and a mental illness in which a person experiences a combination of schizophrenia symptoms. People affected often have hallucinations or delusions, as well as mood disorder symptoms such as mania or depression. We meet Lynne Fisher, whose life was turned upside down by the onset of this illness, as she battled through five years of symptoms to find a treatment plan that enables her to live a constructive and happy life. We answer whether people with serious mental illness more prone to violence, and outline five reasons to consult a mental health professional.

Hospital Delirium—Second Opinion

John McLean Media

While caring for her mother, Donna Smith learned about hospital delirium for the first time. The family worked closely with her mother's medical team to get her out of bed, and eventually getting her placed in a rehab center. Hospital delirium is a grossly misunderstood issue in ICUs across the US, but Donna and the medical experts delve into the topic in a way that will help countless people who are unaware of the issue. Although the story has a sad ending, the information shared will help others face these challenges.

Transgender Health—Second Opinion

John McLean Media

While many media outlets sensationalize and politicize issues surrounding transgender youth, this program looks at the issue from a truly medical perspective. Along with medical experts who specialize in working with families, Jennifer and Josselynn Surridge describe what it is like to come to terms with being a transgender person, and with being a mother of a transgender child. This story will help every viewer understand the issue in a way that is rarely explored elsewhere.

Youth and Drugs of Abuse

Hazelden Foundation

In this compelling video, doctors and clinicians, as well as young people in recovery conduct a candid discussion about the symptoms and consequences of drug abuse, the neurobiology of addiction, substance abuse treatment, and life in recovery.

Yogawoman

Collective Eye Films

Yoga was brought to the west from India by a lineage of male teachers. Now there’s a generation of women leading the way. They’re strong, they’re inspiring, and they’re radically changing people’s lives. From the busy streets of Manhattan to the dusty slums of Kenya, this documentary uncovers a global phenomenon that has changed the face of yoga forever.

Age of Addiction

CNN

Whether it is from a substance or a behavior, addiction is a disease that threatens relationships, school, work, and lives. Vital Signs explores the world of behavioral addiction, from gambling in Australia to technology addiction in the United Kingdom. As technology permeates even more of our daily lives, what can we do to limit tech exposure? Addiction to the virtual world is a reality for millions of people around the world. Like technology, food addicts struggle with overwhelming access. Sugar has been shown in studies to be as addictive as cocaine.

Broadmoor: A History of the Criminally Insane

MVD Entertainment Group

Criminology professor David Wilson uses interviews and archives to highlight Britain's most notorious criminals and the place they called home.

Personal First Aid Kits

University of South Wales

In this video designed to teach counselors and supervisors to care for themseles and deal with their own stressors as caregivers, counselor Jacqui Atkinson demonstrates an easily taught technique for self care that can be of benefit to anybody experiencing stress of any sort. In a guided conversation, she helps a “client” to develop a “first aid kit” that he can draw on whenever he needs to - a resource that will always be available, and always be familiar.

An Example of Mental Health Consultation

The University of Akron

This classic video shows an unscripted, unedited session in which a public health nurse consults with a psychiatrist about a family in which the father has terminal cancer. It illustrates Dr. Gerald Caplan's consultee-centered case discussion technique.

Breaking the Silence: The Generation After the Holocaust

The University of Akron

This video documentary examines the impact on young adults of growing up with parents who are survivors of the Holocaust. It focuses on members of a second generation group who discuss their concerns and the need to communicate with their parents about them.

Jiu Jitsu for PTSD

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Jiu-Jitsu is a mix of martial arts and a combat sport, and that may be just what veterans need to defend themselves against PTSD.

Yoga to Treat Depression

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

A study by researchers at UC San Francisco involving an unconventional remedy for depression has patients saying Namaste.

Looking at Abnormal Behavior

Annenberg Learner

The program visits the Jackson Memorial Hospital Crisis Center in Miami, where suicidal, depressed, and schizophrenic patients meet with psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers to assess the nature and seriousness of their problems. It also introduces the various theories used to explain and treat abnormal behavior.

Nature of Stress

Annenberg Learner

We see that stress affects many people—from the overworked and out-of-work, to survivors of suicide and homicide, to Vietnam War veterans who continually re-experience the stress of the battlefield. The program explores the long-term effects of stress and what is known about how to reduce them.

Giving Vulnerable Residents Help Before Mental Health Issues Land Them in Jail (4/9/18)

NewsHour Productions

Each year, an estimated 2 million people suffering from mental illness are booked into county jails. In Kansas City, Missouri, like other places around the country, officials are looking for a better way to get those people the help they need to get back on their feet. John Yang reports in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

Michelle & Thomson/Rob & Thor—Collar of Duty: Season 1

Off the Fence

After losing her sight as a teen and falling into a deep depression, a young woman finally gets her life back with the help of a guide Poodle named Thomson. German Shepherd Thor is the hero of this story, helping former military veteran Rob deal with isolation and anxiety brought on by PTSD.

Liane & Harley/Jason & Blaze—Collar of Duty: Season 1

Off the Fence

A lumbering Black Labrador named Harley helps his owner overcome the obstacles related to PTSD after a traumatic accident in frigid waters. A firefighter struggles with the toll his 20 year career took on him, but he is putting his life back together with the help of a rambunctious young service dog named Blaze.

Chewy & The Kuceys/LA & Nixon—Collar of Duty: Season 1

Off the Fence

A therapy pig named Chewy helps a large family de-stress after moving countries, giving them the motivation to be more involved in their new community. A former police officer with PTSD receives assistance from a fun loving Bernese/Black Labrador mix named Nixon, who helps her cope with past traumas allowing her to find a new life and love again.

Adam & Totem/Michelle & the Rat Pack—Collar of Duty: Season 1

Off the Fence

An 8 year old boy with severe Autism, who struggles with the world around him, finds comfort, safety, and a way to open up with the help of his service dog, Totem, a loyal Black Labrador. In upstate New York, a woman who suffered from depression most of her life finally finds love, joy, and purpose thanks to emotional support rats.

Marcel & Teigan/Sarah & Luna & Bono—Collar of Duty: Season 2

Off the Fence

Teigan, a psychiatric service dog, helps a retired paramedic suffering from PTSD become the family man he used to be. A Great Pyrenees mix named Luna and an Irish sport horse named Bono help a young woman cope with her anxiety and bipolar disorder.

Daniel & Leo/Julia & Stanley—Collar of Duty: Season 2

Off the Fence

After losing his vision from a hereditary condition, Daniel rebuilds his life with the help of his guide dog, Leo. A young woman with physical and mental health issues is looked after by her service dog, Stanley, who is named after her childhood teddy bear.

College Students Check in at Mental Health Kiosk

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

College is hard, and the stress can drive some students over the edge. One college campus is starting to take action to help with students' mental health.

Aging Gracefully

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

We all know that getting older is inevitable. One geriatrician is trying to get people to overcome the idea that getting older means getting worse.

Anorexia

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Anorexia is an eating disorder that can ruin lives, and even kill. Usually it affects women, but cases of men with anorexia are more prevalent than some may think.

Kids Take iPad into Surgery

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

You’ve heard that video games can be like drugs. Well, that’s how one children’s hospital is using them. See what happened when pediatric doctors used iPad games instead of sedation before anesthesia.

Depression: More than Sadness

The Wellness Network

Millions of Americans who experience depression are getting the treatment they need. Find out what causes depression and what options are available for you to successfully take control of your life.

Emotions and Your Recovery

The Wellness Network

Understand the mix of emotions that are common after having a heart attack, learn healthful coping strategies, and find out who you can turn to for emotional support.

The Fiancée of Life

CINEFETE

The Fiancée of Life, directed by Carole Langanière and produced by Alain Corneau, is a touching portrayal of several children from ages six to twelve who have experienced the loss of a loved one—a father, a mother, or a brother who died because of cancer or a car accident or by suicide. A Malaysian proverb says that Death is the fiancée of Life, that both are united to each other by a sort of promise. For these youngsters, that delicate thread of life was severed far too early. With their innocent smiles, their hearts touched forever by their loss, the children express simply what they feel. Through candid testimonials, these children allow us to see their tremendous inner strength despite their visible pain. Life and Death are inseparable, and we live in a society where we estrange the living from the dead, but in The Fiancée of Life we see these children bravely break the silence and find the path towards healing.

Mind Your Health: Live Well

Capital Media Group, Inc.

This video considers how overall physical health also affects mental health and presents simple steps for living well.

A Finished Life

First Run Features

Gregg Gour, a 48-year-old gay man with AIDS, takes the road trip of his life when he is given six months to live. Discontinuing his medication, Gregg embarks on an emotional and surprisingly upbeat trip across America to visit friends and family for the last time before ending his life on his own terms.

Mind Your Health: Stick With a Plan

Capital Media Group, Inc.

This video emphasizes the importance of follow-up appointments for treating mental health conditions, explaining how they aid in effective treatment.

Mind Your Health: Survey Your Health

Capital Media Group, Inc.

This video looks at the prevalence of mental health conditions and discusses the importance of asking for a mental health evaluation as part of a regular check-ups with a primary care physician.

Understanding Anger: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

Hazelden Foundation

This attention-getting video delivers basic information about rational emotive behavior therapy, or REBT. The first part of the video introduces REBT through discussion, diagrams, and dramatic vignettes. In the second part, viewers will see how REBT principles are applied to the issue of managing one’s anger. A person first responds explosively to a realistic situation and then uses REBT to respond in a healthier manner. A part of the series Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: Discover Your Personal Power to Change. Produced by Hazelden. (29 minutes)

Older Adults in Recovery

Hazelden Foundation

Recovery late in life means changing much of what is familiar and comfortable. Family relationships, social and leisure activities, self-care, spiritual beliefs—it's all different in the new light of recovery. This program features real-life stories of several individuals who sobered up late in life with important messages about keeping recovery alive. Produced by Hazelden. (28 minutes)

Out of Mind, Out of Sight (Feature-Length version)

National Film Board of Canada

What happens to people who suffer from mental illnesses and commit violent crimes? Where do they go? How are they treated? Little is known about the facilities—once called asylums for the criminally insane—to which some of these patients are sent. Now known as forensic psychiatric hospitals, these are institutions inside which patients disappear, away from public view for years. Four-time Emmy winner John Kastner has been granted unprecedented access to one such hospital: the Brockville Mental Health Centre. He filmed inside this facility for 18 months, allowing 46 patients and 75 staff to share their experiences with stunning frankness. The result is two remarkable documentaries. The first, NCR: Not Criminally Responsible(Item #58175), premiered at Hot Docs in the spring of 2013 and follows the story of a violent patient released into the community, much to the alarm of his victim and her family. Kastner’s film returns to the Brockville Mental Health Centre to follow treatment processes normally hidden from the public, profiling four patients—two men and two women—as they struggle to gain control over their lives, so they can return to a society that often fears and demonizes them.

Bedlam Behind Bars: Mental Health Problems in American Prisons

BBC Worldwide Learning

There is a crisis today in America’s prison system which has little to do with crime. It contributes to the abuse and even the deaths of some prisoners at the hands of those paid to take care of them. With access to two U.S. jails, this program finds America’s prisons are now having to accommodate vast numbers of inmates with serious mental health problems. The program reveals that more than a million mentally troubled Americans are imprisoned and may be chained to beds, sprayed with pepper spray, and kept in isolation indefinitely. A BBC Production.

Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1

HBO

Today, more soldiers are lost to suicide than on the battlefield. After serving their country overseas, many military veterans in their darkest moments turn to the unique services of the Veterans Crisis Line to help with traumas like post-traumatic stress, depression, homelessness and drug dependence. This 40-minute documentary is an intimate look at the vital work of several responders who provide life-saving intervention and desperately needed referrals through the 24-hour Veterans Crisis Line, which provides support and hope to active and retired service members. Directed by Ellen Goosenberg Kent (Wartorn: 1861-2010, Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq), and produced by Dana Perry (Boy Interrupted), the film focuses on the intense, and at times chilling, calls received by the crisis line and the dedicated work of the responders and rescue coordinators+E14 who help distraught veterans find reasons to live. An HBO Production. 

Assessment and Intervention: Psychotropic Medications

Classroom Productions, Inc

Describing the range of behaviors and symptoms that should be taken into consideration when assessing for mental illnesses, this video explains the need for multiple indicators and persistence of indicative behaviors. It discusses issues that should be discussed at the initiation of intervention, discusses the main classifications of psychotropic medications and their actions and side effects, and considers non-pharmaceutical treatments.

TedEd: How Stress Affects Your Body (Sharon Horesh Bergquist)

TED

Our hard-wired stress response is designed to give us the quick burst of heightened alertness and energy needed to perform our best. But stress isn't all good. When activated too long or too often, stress can damage virtually every part of our body. Sharon Horesh Bergquist gives us a look at what goes on inside our body when we are chronically stressed. [Directed by Adriatic Animation, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Jure Buljevic].

TedEd: How Stress Affects Your Brain (Madhumita Murgia)

TED

Stress isn't always a bad thing; it can be handy for a burst of extra energy and focus, like when you're playing a competitive sport or have to speak in public. But when it's continuous, it actually begins to change your brain. Madhumita Murgia shows how chronic stress can affect brain size, its structure, and how it functions, right down to the level of your genes. [Directed by Andrew Zimbelman, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Josh Smoak].

Growing Up Gay

Drive Media Rights Ltd.

In this eye-opening and timely film, young pop culture icon Olly Alexander explores why the gay community is more vulnerable to mental health issues and opens up about his own long-term battles with depression.The outspoken frontman of British band, Years and Years, Olly is a powerful voice on mental health, bullying, and LGBT rights. He has broken taboos with music videos that celebrate queer identities, and spoken openly about his own sexuality and ongoing struggles with anxiety. In the film, he talks about homophobic bullying, eating and anxiety disorders, and what can be done to address them.

Self(less) Portrait

National Film Board of Canada

In an age of social media, when the boundaries between private and public are constantly being redrawn, 50 people share some of their most intimate experiences and thoughts on camera. Self(less) Portrait by Danic Champoux (Mom and Me, Sessions) offers a complex patchwork of intertwining themes, ultimately reflecting a collective spirit we can all identify with. Taken as a whole, these confessions compose a rich but disjointed plotline, a human mosaic that slowly takes shape in front of our eyes. Relationships, the search for identity, family violence, depression, suicide, sexuality, mental illness, aliens, religion, and death: all these themes come and go on screen like an inexhaustible chain of life. Thanks to the unique voice of each participant, the filmmaker constructs a self-reflective ensemble film that vibrates like a symphony dedicated to the human condition. Self(less) Portrait is an atypical, free-form work that breathes new life into the documentary genre, serving as a compendium of raw emotions.

The Wind at My Door

National Film Board of Canada

In this intimate and touching portrait, filmmaker Pierre Goupil (Celui qui voit les heures, La vérité est un mensonge) speaks of his experience living with bipolar disorder, revealing his uneasy relationship with his illness and his journey as an artist in a society that struggles to accept those on the fringe. He has spent more than 25 years trying to cope with his illness, stubbornly refusing to fit into the box of normality. Today, the chemical straitjacket that stabilizes his condition also deprives him of his emotions. A product of the 1960s intellectual scene, Goupil continues to question the world and fight for global solidarity. Written and produced in collaboration with Rénald Bellemare, The Wind at My Door celebrates life amid suffering, while reaffirming the importance of social ties and political commitment. Tackling the themes of the precariousness and vulnerability of those who battle this "illness of the soul," the film is an ode to the freedom of individuals over the powers that would enslave them. Like our ever-changing seasons, the filmmaker's struggle is both the terrible winter and the long-awaited spring of renewed creation.

Incarcerated Kids Interview: Paradize

Calamari Productions

Teenager Paradize describes the family turmoil, rape, and abuse that led her to a life behind bars.

Healing Tones

ORF

The desire for deep inner balance and harmony is everywhere. Sound therapy goes far beyond esoteric communities and has become a part of programs at established health care institutions; the meditative force of sound and its positive impact on healing are widely accepted. In this video, viewers will embark on a diverse and emotional journey through the broad spectrum of effects in the phenomenon of sound.

Ellen DeGeneres: All of Me

MVD Entertainment Group

Ellen DeGeneres launched her career as a standup comedian, performing regularly at small clubs and coffee houses. At age 23, she landed her first consistent gig as an emcee at Clyde's Comedy Club in New Orleans. She began to tour. In 1986, she appeared for the first time on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, which turned out to be the exposure of a lifetime.

Training Essentials

University of South Wales

This video was designed as a teaching aid for the trainer who is teaching counseling, communication skills, or facilitation skills. The video consists of a sequence of clips that can be used to generate classroom discussion, to illustrate the points being made by the trainer, or even to form the basis for assessment.

Grieving from a Relationship, Pet, or Rejection

PowerSplash Project

We will learn valuable processes to handle your grief. We will learn valuable suggestions on how to move on. We will learn how to handle rejection. In the circle of life, death is certain. In the day-to-day life, rejection is possible, if not common. And good coping skills will keep your dignity and confidence in tact. People have said that the grief of death may be easier than grief from divorce because death is not a choice but some chose to divorce. Our animal friends are beloved members of the family., And it is natural to be stricken by grief and sadness when a pet dies. There are those that will never understand the attachment and intense bond between a family and pet - but don't ever let that bother you. They are indeed a member of your family and, with their passing, create a loss and voice that is difficult to recover.

Grieving from a Suicide

PowerSplash Project

We will learn how to express sympathy. We will learn about the anger and guilt felt by the survivor. We will learn about the healing process. Providing support is very important during this delicate time. But what can one do when words are not enough? You can spend time with them - and reassure that they are always in your thoughts. Let them cry and talk and vent, even if they say the same things over and over. They may vacillate between the stages, but know in time, they will eventually come to terms. Be honest if you don't know what to say. Tell them you wish you had the perfect words. Bringing comfort to them will show how much you care. Offering to cook, clean, and shop would be very helpful.

Grieving: The Five Stages

PowerSplash Project

We will learn about the five stages of grieving. We will learn how grief should be experienced, not prevented. We will learn about the myths of bereavement. Grief is a natural response to the loss of a loved one, a divorce or relationship break-up, loss of a job, or death of a pet. Some people think of the grieving process as a roller coaster, with ups and downs, highs and lows. The ride is more frightening at the start, unprepared for the twist and turns - but eventually the bumps subside and once again you feel grounded.

With: A Journey To The Slow Life

Filmhub

A tale about the new worldwide trend that embraces the concept of Slow-Life: taking a step back from today's chaotic, hectic life to embrace an everyday simpler life, enjoying every step of it with all our senses.

Is Social Media Bad for Kids’ Mental Health?: A Debate

Open to Debate

Social media platforms have become integral to modern life in the 21st century, shaping how young people connect and communicate with the world around them. Their impact on children’s mental has raised many concerns. Some argue that excessive social media usage can undermine adolescents’ self-esteem and body image. It also provides a venue for cyberbullying and online harassment, which can cause stress, anxiety, and depression. Defenders of social media argue that when used responsibly and with proper guidance, social media can enhance social and creative skills and help young people access valuable educational resources. It can also foster a sense of belonging among youth, especially those from marginalized communities. Is social media bad for kids’ mental health?

New Options to Treat Depression

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

More than 300 million people worldwide suffer from depression. Now novel therapies are changing the game.

Food and Mental Health

NewsHour Productions

The food we eat affects us in many ways. A recent study from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School found a link between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and an increase in the risk of depression. In this NewsHour program, Ali Rogin speaks with Olivia Okereke, an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School who worked on the study, to learn more.

AI Treating Depression: Using Your Smartphone to Personalize Treatment

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Studies find that more than one in five U.S. adults suffered with depression during the last few years. This number is over three times higher than before the pandemic. Diagnosis and treatment for depression is often the same for everyone therapy and anti depressants are usually prescribed. But research shows anti depressants work for only 30 percent of patients. Thats why researchers are working on a more personalized approach.