A caveat in regard to my previous message. Checking out another BBC webpage about the documentary, I see that the activities undertaken by the participants were mostly testing situations supposedly relevant to some of the mental disorders from which some had individually suffered: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7722074.stm
"They were filmed during a week of activities, ranging from group bonding exercises to specific psychological tests. All were designed to explore some of the classic symptoms and traits of some major psychiatric disorders." Of course the effectiveness of such a procedure (as a test) largely depends on the viability in this context of each activity as a diagnostic technique, in regard to which I suspect I would have considerable reservations - especially as several of the relevant participants were not at the time experiencing the disorder, from which they had largely recovered. For instance, I see no reason why the behaviour of someone who has had a depressive episode in the past should reveal this fact in a current activity. Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London http://www.esterson.org --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
