Overview
Western culture treats mental disorders primarily through biomedical psychiatry, but filmmakers Phil Borges and Kevin Tomlinson reveal a growing movement of professionals and survivors who are forging alternative treatments that focus on recovery and turning mental “illness” into a positive transformative experience.
Cast
- Phil Borges as Narrator (voice)
- Adam Gentry as Self – Seattle, Washington
- Rob Gentry as Self – Adam's Father
- Jodi Gentry as Self – Adam's Mother
- Ron Zuelzke as Self – Adam's High School Friend
- Erica Miller as Self – Adam's High School Girlfriend
- Ekhaya Esima as Self
- Robert Whitaker as Self – Journalist, Author, 'Anatomy of An Epidemic'
- Allen J. Frances as Self – Author; Prof. Emeritus, Dept. Psychiatry, Duke University
- Dwayne Stone as Self – Mental Health Counselor, Psychiatric Community Clinic