Documentary
Follow teens in treatment as they work to reclaim their lives in the face of eating disorders, suicidal depression and other mental health issues.


Two teenage boys, George and Matty, arrive on the ward for help dealing with voices in their heads that make them angry and suicidal.

As the ward prepares for Christmas, 14-year-old Crystal arrives, suffering from psychotic episodes and hallucinations.

This episode finds three girls newly arrived at the unit: Beth, who has an eating disorder; Gill, who is suicidal; and Emma, who has OCD.
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Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive is a 2006 two-part television documentary directed by Ross Wilson and featuring British actor and comedian Stephen Fry. It explores the effects of living with bipolar disorder, based on the experiences of Fry, other celebrities and members of the public with, or affected by, the disorder. It won an Emmy Award for Best Documentary at the 35th International Emmys in 2007.

What is like living with medical conditions that erode one’s sense of self? Following the journey of 12 individuals this documentary series explores what happens when one loses a a particular aspect important to the formation of one’s identity such as personality, expression, memories, consciousness, emotions and the physical body.

Eight people with eating disorders struggle through a 42-day treatment program at Shades of Hope, an extremely difficult rehab center near Abilene, Texas. Maverick therapist Tennie McCarty uses unorthodox methods and a tough-love approach, asking her clients to confront the painful issues in their lives that have led them to use food as an escape.