Full Description
Films can be a powerful aid to learning about mental illness and psychopathology - for practitioners and students in fields as diverse as psychology, psychiatry, social work, medicine, nursing, counseling, literature, or media studies, and for anyone interested in mental health. This uniquely enjoyable and highly memorable text has been completely revised to explore current issues, such as children's screentime and celebrities with mental illness, and to include the numerous films that have been released since the last edition. Downloadable tools for teachers include critical questions, topics for discussion, and fabricated case histories based on movie characters.
Contents
About the Author
Foreword to the Fifth Edition
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Films and Psychopathology
Chapter 2 Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Chapter 3 Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Chapter4 Bipolar and Depressive Disorders
Chapter5 Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
Chapter 6 Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
Chapter 7 Dissociative Disorders
Chapter 8 Sleep-Wake, Eating, and Somatic Symptom Disorders
Chapter 9 Gender Dysphoria and Sexual Dysfunctions
Chapter 10 Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders
Chapter 11 Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
Chapter 12 Neurocognitive Disorders
Chapter 13 Personality Disorders
Chapter 14 Paraphilic Disorders
Chapter 15 Violence and Physical and Sexual Abuse
Chapter 16 Treatment
Appendix A: The American Film Institute's Top 50 Heroes and Villains
Appendix B: Syllabus for a Sample Course in Abnormal Psychology
That Integrates Films
Appendix C: Recommended Websites
Appendix D: Twelve Misconceptions About Mental Illness and Mental
Health Professionals Perpetuated by Movies
Appendix E: Portrayals of Psychotherapists in Movies
Appendix F: Films Illustrating Psychopathology
References
Film Index
