September 04, 2015

Bipolarized: Rethinking Mental Illness

4 minutes

Ross McKenzie was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but after 15 years on Lithium, he wasn’t getting any better. He decided to take matters into his own hands, get off the drug, and find out why so many people are being told they have mental illnesses. This week on Making Contact, we bring you an abridged version of the film Bipolarized; Rethinking Mental Illness, chronicling McKenzie’s journey.

Special thanks to Specialty Studios

Featuring:

Ross McKenzie, diagnosed with Bipolar disorder; Ross McKenzie’s mother and sister; Gwen Olsen, former pharmaceutical rep; Laura Delano, psychiatry survivor; Robert Whitaker, author of Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America; Dr. Charles Whitfield, trauma recovery specialist; Dr. Peter Levine, founder of Somatic Experiencing

More information:

http://www.bipolarizedthemovie.com/

Gwen Olsen, the Rx Reformer

Laura Delano

Mad in America

Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America

American Psychiatric Association DSM-5

Dr. Charles Whitfield

Peter Levine-Somatic Experiencing

Specialty Studios

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