Episode
Horizon: Police Stress: The John Wayne Syndrome
Overview
Documentary on the increasing pressure put on the British police resulting in stress and psychological disorders, and also on the work of Dr. Douglas Duckworth, a psychologist at Leeds University who has worked with the police on these problems.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 24
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1987-03-09
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Police Stress: The John Wayne Syndrome is Episode 10 in 1987 of Horizon. It aired on 1987-03-09. The runtime is 60 min.
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