All In The Mind

In the town of Geel in Belgium - St Dymphna is the patron saint of the mentally ill. For centuries her legend has inspired this village's extraordinary commitment to people with mental illness. Families in the wider community foster people who would otherwise live in psychiatric institutions, or struggle alone. In the first of two programs from Europe, psychiatrist Dr Raj Persaud takes us to meet a community with an open heart and mind.

Transcript

This transcript was typed from a recording of the program. The ABC cannot guarantee its complete accuracy because of the possibility of mishearing and occasional difficulty in identifying speakers.

No transcript is available for this program due to copyright reasons. It was originally broadcast on the BBC World Service's Health Matters program.
But catch the Real Audio on the All In the Mind homepage after Sunday's broadcast. Relevant links and references below.

Further Information

Dr Raj Persaud's website

http://www.btinternet.com/~rajendra/

BBC World Service

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/index.shtml

Health Matters - BBC World Service

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/health_matters.shtml

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