EastEnders through to Hollyoaks and Coronation Street, have beenEastEnders’ character, Phil Mitchell, is set to become addicted to cocaine as his lifebipolar disorder, has worked closely with third party organisations such as the charity Mind to research their storylines to ensure they reflect the issues sensitively and depict them accurately.Hollyoaks has also focused on a number of issues such as the character Hannah Ashworth’sanorexia and bulimia, for which the programme was honoured with a Mental Health Media Award, and character Newt, who suffered from schizophrenia.
Many popular prime time soaps, from
instrumental in providing the public with an insight into mental health issues that can affect many of us, helping to
raise awareness of the problems and the impact they can have on an individual’s life.
This summer, troubled
spirals out of control and audiences will witness the serious problems and effects that drug addiction can have. The storyline has been praised by leading drug awareness charities such as DrugScope, and now leading mental health treatment provider Capio Nightingale Hospital is commending the soap for tackling the important issue of addiction, which, among other mental health disorders, is prevalent in today’s society. The soap, which has
previously seen high-profile characters Stacey and Jean Slater suffer from
Popular teen soap
battle with
And, in Coronation Street a storyline involving depression and suicide will unfold later in the year as
character Natasha Blakeman commits suicide after suffering from a series of setbacks in her life, leaving her feeling unable to cope. The storyline will highlight the plight and difficulties of modern life, focusing on the issue of depression whilst unearthing the emotional and physical problems that are involved.
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