Serials are hard to write. Keeping one told in approximately 5 minute segments interesting is a daunting challenge.
I've only watched a handful of episodes but so far this is a pretty decent piece of acting and writing.
My one complaint to date is that the writers don't seem to know the difference between schizophrenia and mood disorders, and this feeds an already mis-perception that those suffering from mood disorders are dangerous. (In the *vast* majority of cases they are only dangerous to themselves.)
Lithium is indeed a mood stabilizer. It is still one of the few medications for bi-polar affective disorder. While *extreme* cases of affective disorder can mimic *some* of the symptoms of schizophrenia, those cases are rare.
The writers could have done the world a service by getting the disorders and medications right. As is, works like this just add to the general public's confusion.
I've only watched a handful of episodes but so far this is a pretty decent piece of acting and writing.
My one complaint to date is that the writers don't seem to know the difference between schizophrenia and mood disorders, and this feeds an already mis-perception that those suffering from mood disorders are dangerous. (In the *vast* majority of cases they are only dangerous to themselves.)
Lithium is indeed a mood stabilizer. It is still one of the few medications for bi-polar affective disorder. While *extreme* cases of affective disorder can mimic *some* of the symptoms of schizophrenia, those cases are rare.
The writers could have done the world a service by getting the disorders and medications right. As is, works like this just add to the general public's confusion.