Bipolarized: Rethinking Mental Illness (2014)
77 min
BIPOLARIZED is about one man's personal journey to heal. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Ross' psychiatrist told him he would live with the disorder for the rest of his life and that he would have to take lithium to control symptoms. To Ross, taking the drug daily felt like a chemical lobotomy, leaving him in a foggy, drug-induced haze. Ross ultimately decided to resolve his symptoms outside of conventional medicine. He progressively reduced his use of the psychotropic drug lithium, at an experimental clinic in Costa Rica. What ensued was a self-exploration into alternative treatments to treat his condition and a journey delving into the root cause of his mental breakdown. The film uses Ross' personal experiences to tell a larger story about medication. It will reveal how we are labelling more and more people with mental illnesses and how, in tandem, we are prescribing more and more toxic psychotropic drugs to treat these illnesses.
- Data de estreia
- 21 de abril de 2014
- País de origem
- Ainda indisponível
Elenco
- Ross McKenzie como Self
- David Goldbloom como Self
- David Goldbloom como Prof. Psychiatry
- Peter Levine como Self
- Peter Levine como Writer
- Gwen Olsen como Self
- Gwen Olsen como Pharmaceutical rep.
- Charles Whitfield como Self
- Charles Whitfield como Psychotherapist
- Robert Whittaker como Self
- Robert Whittaker como Journalist
Equipe
- Rita Kotzia · Diretor(a)
- Gordon Henderson · Roteirista
- Rita Kotzia · Roteirista
- Noelle Kim Chalifoux · Produtor(a)
- Gordon Henderson · Produtor(a)
- Rita Kotzia · Produtor(a)