Episode
Horizon: Madness on Trial
Overview
Horizon looks at the mental problem of schizophrenia and how madness is medically diagnosed.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 20
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1983-04-11
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Madness on Trial is Episode 11 in 1983 of Horizon. It aired on 1983-04-11. The runtime is 60 min.
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