Patient 11 | Locked-up and drugged

Patient 11 | Locked-up and drugged

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Patient 11: Episode 1 – Locked-up and drugged
Unreliable Witness | Storycast

Following the death of her brother, young mother Alexis Quinn seeks temporary respite in NHS psychiatric care, never imagining that three days, would turn into more than three years, or that her bid to break free would bring her to the attention of UK and European law enforcement ...  Show more

Patient 11: Episode 2 – In harm’s way
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Undiagnosed, legally detained and separated from her daughter for more than a year, Alexis is moved to an all-male psychiatric ward on Christmas Eve, 2013. What happens next will, ultimately, bring her to the attention of the most powerful institutions in the state. This series d ...  Show more

Patient 11: Episode 4 – Breaking free
Unreliable Witness | Storycast

A long serving doctor and his partner agree to help Alexis break out of psychiatric care and flee the country, a decision that has the potential to change all their lives. This series discusses rape and sexual assault. Credits - From Sky News StoryCast, Patient 11 is written and ...  Show more

The Profitable Business of Holding Patients Against Their Will
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Warning: This episode contains descriptions of captivity, mental-health trauma and suicidal thoughts.

A Times investigation into a leading chain of psychiatric hospitals in the United States reveals a world where profits trump medical needs, and patients are detai ...

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