Movies and Mental Illness

by Wedding, Danny

• ISBN13: 9780889373716
• ISBN10: 088937371X
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-10-30
• Publisher: Hogrefe & Huber Pub

Summary

The popular and critically acclaimed teaching tool - movies as an aid to learning about mental illness - has just got even better! Now with even more practical features and expanded contents: full film index, "Authors' Picks", sample syllabus, more international films

Table of Contents

About the Authors	p. ii
Foreword to the Third Edition	p. v
Foreword to the Second Edition	p. vi
Table of Contents	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xii
Films and Psychopathology	p. 1
Anxiety Disorders	p. 12
Dissociative and Somatoform Disorders	p. 25
Psychological Stress and Physical Disorders	p. 42
Mood Disorders	p. 52
Personality Disorders	p. 70
Substance Use Disorders	p. 93
Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders	p. 111
Schizophrenia and Delusional Disorders	p. 128
Neuropsychological Disorders	p. 143
Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence	p. 155
Mental Retardation and Autism	p. 167
Sleep, Eating, Impulse Control, and Adjustment Disorders	p. 178
Violence and Physical and Sexual Abuse	p. 192
Treatment	p. 205
The American Film Institute's Top 50 Heroes and Villains	p. 219
Syllabus for Sample Course that Integrates Films	p. 221
Recommended Websites	p. 223
12 Misconceptions About Mental Illness and Mental Health Professionals Perpetuated by Movies	p. 225
Portrayals of Psychotherapists in Movies	p. 226
Films Illustrating Psychopathology	p. 227
References	p. 319
Film Index	p. 323
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