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All participants watch adult night-time dramas as part of their regular television viewing.
The groups were moderated by a trained facilitator. The series is based in a criminal psychiatric emergency room unit in a New York City hospital. The first episode shown to the group included portrayals of a patient that had shot civilians in Times Square and stabbed a pregnant doctor with a needle. This patient kills himself after receiving medical care. The episode also contained the story of an elderly couple being evaluated for possible psychiatric disorders.