En anställd på ett företag skickas iväg till ett idylliskt men mystiskt s.k. ”wellness centre” på en undangömd plats i alperna för att hämta hem sin VD. Han misstänker snabbt att det är något som inte stämmer med de mirakulösa spa-behandlingarna men samtidigt som han upptäcker de hemskheter som pågår så testas hans egna mentala hälsa och han får samma udda diagnos som de andra gästerna. Och de längtar alla efter botemedlet.
Baserad på den sanna historien om Ron Woodroof, en homofobisk narkoman som 1986 fick diagnosen fullt utvecklad HIV/AIDS, och beskedet att han bara hade trettio dagar kvar att leva. För att överleva började han smuggla ett läkemedel som fortfarande var olagligt i USA. Med hjälp av hans läkare och andra patienter skapade han Dallas Buyers Club, den första av flera som spreds över landet och erbjöd betalande medlemmar alternativa behandlingsmetoder.
En erotisk thriller om vild kärlek, häftig åtrå, desperata lögner och kallblodigt mord. Isaac Barr är en psykiater som genom en av sina patienter kommer i kontakt med Heather och finner att han snart blir besatt av och är beredd att göra allt även om det betyder att han måste gå över lik för att få henne..
Viktorianska England, 1880. Mortimer Granville, en ung doktor, börjar arbeta för Dr Dalrymple, som behandlar den fruktansvärda kvinnliga sjukdomen Hysteria genom att erbjuda kvinnor intim, manuell lättnad. Efterfrågan blir så stor att Mortimer har svårt att hinna med. Med hjälp från sin vän Edmund, en miljonär med en passion för elektronik, uppfinner de världens första vibrator, som blir en enorm succé. Under resans gång, blir Mortimer förälskad i Charlotte, Dalrymples vackra och ytterst okonventionella dotter.
En berättelse om Veronika, en kvinna i tjugofemårsåldern som verkar ha allt; ett bra utseende, ett bra jobb och ett underbart liv framför sig. Trots detta bestämmer hon sig för att ta sitt eget liv. Hon misslyckas och vaknar upp på ett sinnessjukhus, där hon får reda på att hon snart kommer att få sin önskan uppfylld.
Hazel suffers from a crippling case of agoraphobia - so much so that it causes a rift between her and her mother, Dee. They agree that Hazel will go to a treatment facility to help her deal with her fear, transported by a driver and specialty van from the facility. But when two masked gunmen attack them on the desert road, Hazel has to battle her fears so she and her mother can survive.
The Élan School was a for-profit, residential behavior modification program and therapeutic boarding school located deep within the woods of Maine. Delinquent teenagers who failed to comply with other treatment programs were referred to the school as a last resort. Treatment entailed harsh discipline, surveillance, degradation, and downright abuse. Years later, the patients who were institutionalized in this facility still carry the trauma they endured, with mixed opinions on the impact of their experience.
A personal, scientific, mystical exploration of Amazonian curanderismo, focus on Ayahuasca and Master Plants, their healing and visionary properties and risks, along with the Shipibo people and their songs.
After years of "manually" trying to conceive, John and Katie Kelly put their bodies, wallet and marriage through the ringer of modern infertility treatments.
Efter att ha fått hoppet tänt av sina erfarenheter med medicinsk marijuana kräver läkare och föräldrar till barn med cancer mer forskning kring örtens läkande egenskaper.
Inside the dramatic search for a cure to ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). 17 million people around the world suffer from what ME/CFS has been known as a mystery illness, delegated to the psychological realm, until now. A scientist in the only neuro immune institute in the world may have come up with the answer. An important human drama, plays out on the quest for the truth.
Acclaimed author and recluse Norma Boswell is reaching the end of her days. She has kept her terminal diagnosis secret from everyone around her, her housekeeper and gardener, as well as her estranged son, Justin. As her health continues to decline, her doctor insists it is time to bring in a live-in nurse at home. Stubbornly proud, Norma rejects every candidate for the job straight away. That is until she comes across Emma Keating, who refuses to take no for an answer and whole-heartedly agrees to keep Norma’s secret.
A hapless man seeking treatment for his crippling back pain discovers a very unusual talent and unexpected love.
The documentary follows one woman's quest to overcome anxiety, depression, and opioid addiction through the use of psychedelic medicines.
In this high definition video essay, Kevin McCauley explores the arguments for and against this vital debate, reviewing the latest newuroscientific research about addiction along the way.Using the spectacular landscape of Utah's State and National Parks to describe the brain areas involved in addiction, Dr. McCauley turns complex neuroscientific concepts into easy-to-understand visual images that will help people in covery feel better understood, and their families and friends feel hope that recovery is possible.
Clara believes that her son, a talented plastic surgeon, could restore her lost youth. The new treatment causes strange side effects to Clara's body.
The Common Touch tells the story of Jake Bailey, viral sensation and student of Christchurch Boys High School, who was told one week before his graduation speech about his diagnosis of life-threatening cancer.
An unflinching look at life on the fringe, documenting the changing fortunes of residents throughout a year. Encountering humanity within this harrowing reality, a radical care-model offers hope for chronic alcoholism.
The Business of Recovery examines the untold billions that are being made off of families in crisis. With little regulation or science, addiction treatment has become a cash cow business that continues to grow while deaths pile up.