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New! The Madoff Affair
Item# 40904
© 2009
60 Min.
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In the 1960s, Bernard Madoff tapped money from businessmen at exclusive country clubs with a guarantee of steady returns on their investments. He then set his sights on Europe and Latin America, broke...
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New! Breaking the Bank
Item# 40883
© 2009
60 Min.
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It all began on a fateful weekend in September of 2008 when the American economy was on the verge of melting down. Then-Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson, his former protege John Thain, and Ken...
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New! The Released
Item# 40908
© 2009
60 Min.
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In 2009, hundreds of thousands of offenders with serious mental illnesses will be released into communities across America-the largest exodus in the nation's history. In this follow-up to the groundbr...
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New! Minds on the Edge: Facing Mental Illness-A Fred Friendly Seminar
Item# 40693
© 2009
57 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-217-7
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-216-0
America's frenzied debate over government health insurance has eclipsed another, no less challenging, national health care crisis-the plight of people with serious mental illnesses like schizophrenia...
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New! Psychotherapy Has Done More Harm than Good: A Debate
Item# 40526
© 2009
82 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-081-4
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-080-7
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 thera...
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New! The Medicated Child
Item# 40905
© 2008
60 Min.
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The increase in the use of antipsychotic drugs is directly tied to the rising incidence of one particular diagnosis-bipolar disorder. Experts estimate that the number of kids with the diagnosis is now...
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New! Rules of Engagement
Item# 40901
© 2008
57 Min.
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This edition of Frontline investigates the harrowing moral and legal landscape faced by the U.S. military in Iraq as it tells the untold story of what happened in Haditha, where 24 residents were kill...
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New! The Hunt for Our Thoughts
Item# 40631
© 2008
27 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-250-4
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-249-8
"Who should have access to our thoughts, and to what degree?" This program presents some of the current scientific research on the thought processes of the human brain, with special attention paid to...
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New! Zimbardo Speaks: The Lucifer Effect and the Psychology of Evil
Item# 40662
© 2008
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-197-2
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-196-5
Philip Zimbardo has spent decades researching the transformation of character that occurs when generally good people are led to engage in evil actions. In this lecture, Zimbardo discourses on theories...
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Clinical Impressions: Identifying Mental Illness
Item# 40328
© 2008
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-557-3
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-558-0
How long can mental illness stay hidden, especially from the eyes of trained experts? This program rejoins a group of ten adults-five of them healthy and five of them with histories of mental illness-...
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