Louis Theroux: By Reason of Insanity

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How does society treat those who have committed crimes - at times horrifically violent - while in the grip of severe mental illness?

Louis Theroux: By Reason of Insanity

Watch Louis Theroux: By Reason of Insanity

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Synopsis

How does society treat those who have committed crimes - at times horrifically violent - while in the grip of severe mental illness? Over the course of these two fascinating films, award-winning journalist Louis Theroux explores the nature of mental illness and spends time with some sufferers in the USA who have found themselves on the wrong side of the law. Visiting Ohio's State Psychiatric Ho…

BBC Nordic is the home of the brightest factual and feel-good TV from the BBC, carefully curated for the Nordics. Brighten your day with world-class documentaries from Sir David Attenborough and Louis Theroux, alongside comedy and entertainment such as Graham Norton and QI.

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