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| Films attack mental health stigma | Films attack mental health stigma |
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| Two films are being launched in cinemas in England and online to challenge the misconception that all sufferers of schizophrenia are violent. | Two films are being launched in cinemas in England and online to challenge the misconception that all sufferers of schizophrenia are violent. |
| The move comes as a YouGov poll of 2,010 people found that more than a third held this belief. | The move comes as a YouGov poll of 2,010 people found that more than a third held this belief. |
| Campaigners Time to Change said someone was as likely to be hit by lightning as be attacked by a mentally ill person. | Campaigners Time to Change said someone was as likely to be hit by lightning as be attacked by a mentally ill person. |
| Figures released last week showed an increase in the number of murders committed by mentally ill people. | Figures released last week showed an increase in the number of murders committed by mentally ill people. |
| The National Confidential Inquiry reported 54 people were killed in England and Wales in 1997 and this had risen to more than 70 in both 2004 and 2005. | The National Confidential Inquiry reported 54 people were killed in England and Wales in 1997 and this had risen to more than 70 in both 2004 and 2005. |
| But it was murders by people who were not receiving treatment for their condition which accounted for the increase. | But it was murders by people who were not receiving treatment for their condition which accounted for the increase. |
| 'Lunatic' | 'Lunatic' |
| Time to Change, which is backed by the Big Lottery Fund and Comic Relief, is launching the films in a bid to combat mental health prejudice. | Time to Change, which is backed by the Big Lottery Fund and Comic Relief, is launching the films in a bid to combat mental health prejudice. |
| The first, called Schizo, begins in the style of a horror movie trailer with comments like "terrifying" and "chilling" from supposed film critics. | The first, called Schizo, begins in the style of a horror movie trailer with comments like "terrifying" and "chilling" from supposed film critics. |
| However, it ends with an ordinary-looking man named Stuart, making a cup of tea and talking about his illness. | However, it ends with an ordinary-looking man named Stuart, making a cup of tea and talking about his illness. |
| Stigma and discrimination wrecks lives Sue Baker, Time to Change class="" href="/2/hi/health/8190036.stm">Schizophrenia: the horror movie | |
| "Hi there, I'm sorry to disappoint you if you were expecting a lunatic with a knife or on some sort of rampage," he says. | "Hi there, I'm sorry to disappoint you if you were expecting a lunatic with a knife or on some sort of rampage," he says. |
| "People like me with a diagnosis of mental illness face discrimination every day. Luckily for me, I have the support of friends and family to help me lead a full life." | "People like me with a diagnosis of mental illness face discrimination every day. Luckily for me, I have the support of friends and family to help me lead a full life." |
| The second film, Kids' Party, is subtitled "Schizophrenic man terrifies kids at party," but viewers go on to see a normal, happy occasion in which Stuart entertains the children with a giant spider made out of balloons. | The second film, Kids' Party, is subtitled "Schizophrenic man terrifies kids at party," but viewers go on to see a normal, happy occasion in which Stuart entertains the children with a giant spider made out of balloons. |
| Sue Baker, director of Time to Change, said: "Both films have been designed to attract members of the public who don't realise they are causing stigma and discrimination. | Sue Baker, director of Time to Change, said: "Both films have been designed to attract members of the public who don't realise they are causing stigma and discrimination. |
| "One in four of us will have a mental health problem at some stage of our lives. It can happen to anyone. | "One in four of us will have a mental health problem at some stage of our lives. It can happen to anyone. |
| "Stigma and discrimination wrecks lives. Yet everyone can make a change in their attitudes now." | "Stigma and discrimination wrecks lives. Yet everyone can make a change in their attitudes now." |
| 'Prove myself' | 'Prove myself' |
| Stuart Baker-Brow, who features in both films, said he wanted to show that people like him with schizophrenia did not conform to a stereotype. | Stuart Baker-Brow, who features in both films, said he wanted to show that people like him with schizophrenia did not conform to a stereotype. |
| "Helping to make the film has been part of a journey to take control of my life," he said. | "Helping to make the film has been part of a journey to take control of my life," he said. |
| "Rather than giving up I made a decision to change my life, which was borne out of a necessity to prove not only to myself and to all those around me, that a good level of both physical and mental recovery from schizophrenia is possible." | "Rather than giving up I made a decision to change my life, which was borne out of a necessity to prove not only to myself and to all those around me, that a good level of both physical and mental recovery from schizophrenia is possible." |
| The YouGov poll was commissioned by Time to Change to coincide with the launch of the films. | The YouGov poll was commissioned by Time to Change to coincide with the launch of the films. |