Mental Health

How TV has brought mental health issues into the light – and helped to banish stigma

An Afghan waiter watches the Indian family series called 'Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi' at a resturant in Kabul, Afghanistan May 25, 2006.

The popularity of some Netflix and Tencent series makes them significant tools in the fight against prejudice. Image: REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

Dan Ariely
Director, The Center for Advanced Hindsight, Duke University
P. Murali Doraiswamy
Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine, Duke University Medical Center
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