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Movies and Mental Illness – Hogrefe Publishing; David J. Robinson, Reel Psychiatry: Movie Portrayals of Psychiatric Conditions, Rapid Psychler Press, 2003, ISBN 1-894328-07-8. Glen O. Gabbard and Krin Gabbard, Psychiatry and the Cinema, American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., 2nd ed., 1999, ISBN 0-88048-964-2.
Mental illnesses, also known as psychiatric disorders, are often inaccurately portrayed in the media.Films, television programs, books, magazines, and news programs often stereotype the mentally ill as being violent, unpredictable, or dangerous, unlike the great majority of those who experience mental illness. [1]
Documentary films about mental disorders (6 C, 20 P) A. Films about amnesia (270 P) Films about autism (1 C, 150 P) B. Films about bipolar disorder (49 P) C.
Films about diseases and disorders. Subcategories. This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total. A. ... Films about mental disorders (16 C, 42 P)
Lev suspects that Donny has post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), "considering his ongoing reactions to traumatic events in his life." She also brings up Stockholm syndrome when speaking about ...
The Call (2020). This amazing Korean movie will truly mess with your head. Two women using a special cordless phone to speak to each other 20 years apart in time. At first, the conversation is ...
The Machinist (2004) Best known for being the film for which Christian Bale lost over 60 pounds to realistically portray a man who becomes emaciated as a side effect of his year-long struggle with ...
However, some movies are lauded for dispelling stereotypes and providing insight into mental illness. In a study by George Gerbner, it was determined that 5 percent of 'normal' television characters are murderers, while 20% of 'mentally-ill' characters are murderers. 40% of normal characters are violent, while 70% of mentally-ill characters are ...