Mental_disorders_in_film

List of mental disorders in film

List of mental disorders in film

List of mental disorders as portrayed in films


This is a non-exhaustive list of films which have portrayed mental disorders.

Inclusion in this list is based upon the disorder as it is portrayed in the canon of the film, and does not necessarily reflect the diagnosis or symptoms in the real world.

Agoraphobia

Antisocial personality disorder

(Antisocial Personality Disorder should also include psychopathy and sociopathy.)

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Avoidant personality disorder

Bipolar disorder

Borderline personality disorder

Conversion disorder

Dependent personality disorder

Dissociative identity disorder

Folie à deux (shared psychotic disorder)

Kleptomania

Narcissistic personality disorder

Obsessive–compulsive disorder

Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder

Paranoid personality disorder

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Schizoaffective disorder

Schizoid personality disorder

Schizotypal personality disorder

Schizophrenia


Stuttering

Substance use disorder

"Drugs listed from most addictive, harmful or destructive to least (from most to least dangerous, based on a 2007 scientific research study."[47]

See also


Notes

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  2. Sciboz, Daniel (20 September 2000). Abnormal Psychology – Agoraphobia. ISBN 9783638961134. Retrieved 6 September 2022. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  3. Hesse, Morten; Schliewe, Sanna; Thomsen, Rasmus R. (2005). "Rating of personality disorder features in popular movie characters?". BMC Psychiatry. 5: 45. doi:10.1186/1471-244X-5-45. PMC 1325244. PMID 16336663.
  4. Gregory, B. and, Milazzo, M. (August 16, 2020). "Peculiar Picture Show: Juno: A Great Portrayal of ADHD, with Teen Pregnancy and Postpartum Depression". Peculiarpicture.show.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. Gregory, B. and, Milazzo, M. (August 16, 2020). "Peculiar Picture Show: F*ck You, Christina". Peculiarpicture.show.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. The Strange Case of the Walking Corpse: A Chronicle of Medical Mysteries by Nancy Butcher
  7. Evelyn B. Kelly (2015). The 101 Most Unusual Diseases and Disorders. ABC-CLIO. pp. 83–84. ISBN 978-1-61069-676-0.
  8. "Skeptical Cinema: 'Bug' and folie à deux". CFI Center for Inquiry. 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  9. Kraus, G.; Reynolds, D. J. (2001). "The "a-b-c's" of the cluster b's". Clinical Psychology Review. 21 (3): 345–373. doi:10.1016/s0272-7358(99)00052-5. PMID 11288605.
  10. Moosa, Fatima (October 16, 2020). "A list: Good examples of mental health representation in pop culture". The Daily Vox. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  11. Footrin, Ralph (1991). "Terminator 2, Judgment Day" (PDF). Psychiatric Bulletin. 15 (12): 796–797. doi:10.1192/pb.15.12.796.
  12. Philip Kronk, M.S., Ph. D. "The schizoid personality in film, song and story".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. Gregory, B. and, Milazzo, M. (August 16, 2020). "Peculiar Picture Show: Donnie Darko: We Still Don't Really Know What It's About". Peculiarpicture.show.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. Crepaz-Keay, David (March 27, 2015). "Why is schizophrenia portrayed so negatively on screen?". The Guardian.
  15. "'Words on Bathroom Walls' is an optimistic film about living with schizophrenia". National Catholic Reporter. 2020-08-22. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  16. Dourif, Brad (March 24, 2010). "'Dourif discusses acting career'". Yale Daily News.
  17. Nutt, D; King LA; Saulsbury W; Blakemore C (24 March 2007). "Development of a rational scale to assess the harm of drugs of potential misuse". The Lancet. 369 (9566): 1047–53. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60464-4. PMID 17382831. S2CID 5903121.
  18. Gregory, B. and, Milazzo, M. (August 16, 2020). "Peculiar Picture Show: Huge on Addiction, Abuse, and Other Metaphors". Peculiarpicture.show.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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