Main content

Misdiagnosed With A Mental Illness

Author Jane Green tells Matthew Bannister about the devastating effects of the medication she was prescribed after being told she had a mental illness

Best-selling British author Jane Green describes what happened when she was medicated for a mental illness she didn't have. She's used her experiences in her latest book, Saving Grace.

American Jacob Duran plays a vital role in the sport of boxing. He tells us how he became one of the best known 'cut men' in the world. His book is called From the Fields to the Garden: The Life of Stitch Duran.

Paralysed father Irving Caplan and his daughter Joanne Beaumont describe how he was able to walk at her wedding, thanks to a mechanical 'exoskeleton'.

'Mama' Aleta Baun belongs to the indigenous Mollo people of Indonesian West Timor. When quarries and forest clearance threatened their way of life, she started a resistance movement.

Italian racing driver Alex Zanardi lost both his legs in a crash in 2001. He spoke to us earlier this year about how he returned to the track, and went on to win two gold medals as a hand cyclist at the London Paralympics.

Available now

55 minutes

Last on

Tue 7 Oct 2014 02:05GMT

Broadcasts

  • Mon 6 Oct 2014 11:05GMT
  • Mon 6 Oct 2014 21:05GMT
  • Tue 7 Oct 2014 02:05GMT

Contact Outlook

Contact Outlook

Info on how we might use your contribution on air

Podcast: Lives Less Ordinary

Podcast: Lives Less Ordinary

Step into someone else鈥檚 life and expect the unexpected