简介：In an intensely personal and often surprising film for BBC Two, Depression And Me, Alastair Campbell explores if radical new treatments can stop his depression. Campbell is best known for his role as Tony Blair’s formidable and often conte..
In an intensely personal and often surprising film for BBC Two, Depression And Me, Alastair Campbell explores if radical new treatments can stop his depression.
Campbell is best known for his role as Tony Blair’s formidable and often contentious spin doctor but, away from the public eye, he has been dogged by crippling bouts of depression for most of his life. Some days, just getting out of bed is too hard. Therapy and anti-depressant medication is helping him keep his head above water - but is that really the best he can hope for?
Alastair Campbell says: “I’ve been on antidepressants for years and years and none of them can stop it. I want to understand my depression and find out if modern science has any better ways of treating it. I’m hoping there’s something out there that can help me lead a happier life.
“I feel we are nearing a tipping point in the battle to demolish the stigma and taboo surrounding mental illness and TV is a very good medium for bringing these issues right out into the open. I have never regretted being open about my own issues but an important part of this film is also seeing my depression through the eyes of members of my family, especially my partner Fiona. I was also keen to get out there and find out what kind of progress was being made on the scientific and research front. There is a lot going on. My worry is that we are winning the battle for better awareness but losing the battle for the services we need.
"I was very pleased with the reaction to the film in Sheffield [at Doc/Fest]. One film alone cannot change the world but there is finally the focus on these issues that we need and hopefully one day we will have services to match.”展开
乌苏拉·科尔维罗,纳瓦·尼姆利,米格尔·安赫尔·西尔维斯特,阿尔瓦罗·莫奇,阿尔巴·弗洛雷斯,埃丝特·阿塞博,伊西娅尔·伊图诺,佩德罗·阿隆索,米盖尔·赫尔南,海因米·洛伦特,贝伦·奎斯塔,恩里克·阿尔切,霍威克·库区科利安,达尔科.佩里克,罗德里戈·德拉·塞尔纳,帕特里克·克里亚多,卢卡·佩洛斯,费尔南多·卡约,阿尔维托·阿玛里利亚,José Manuel Seda