Mental Illness in Movies and Media
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Changing Media Depictions of Mental Illness | Psych Central
psychcentral.com — “The perceptions of mental illnesses have come a long way from their characterization as untreatable maladies, thus forcing the suffering individual to be locked” View full resource at psychcentral.com
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New Article: Changing Media Depictions of Mental Illness http://psych.ly/ow5ceE
Kicking Depression: Media fuel mental illness stigma
palmbeachpost.com — “Last Tuesday I watched Entertainment Tonight because they had NEW PICTURES OF CATHERINE ZETA JONES IN HER BIPOLAR NIGHTMARE! The weird thing is the NEW PICTURES OF CATHERINE ZETA JONES IN HER BIPOLAR NIGHTMARE look a lot like the old pictures of Catherine Zeta Jones when she was not in her bipolar nightmare.” View full resource at palmbeachpost.com
Most Recently Shared on April 21, 2011 at 10:01 pm By:
Depression Wisdom OW Health and Active Health Library
Kicking Depression: Media fuel mental illness stigma: Kicking Depression: Media fuel mental illness stigma http://bit.ly/eGwtKW
Review of ‘Movies and Mental illness’ | Frontier Psychiatrist
frontierpsychiatrist.co.uk — “My review of Movies and Mental Illness 3 has been published in the Journal of Mental Health (currently online, but it will be in the next print” View full resource at frontierpsychiatrist.co.uk
Most Recently Shared on November 30, 2010 at 6:08 pm By:
Walter van den Broek Psychiatrist, Physician, and Doctor
Review of ‘Movies and Mental illness’ | Frontier Psychiatrist http://t.co/Gu2KBD5
NAMI Blog: The Top 10 Movies about Mental Illness
blog.nami.org — “NAMI Blog: The Top 10 Movies about Mental Illness” View full resource at blog.nami.org
Most Recently Shared on June 14, 2011 at 3:20 pm By:
NAMI Massachusetts Health Organization
The Top 10 Movies about #MentalIllness (NAMI Blog) http://bit.ly/kYB13P #mhsm
Mental Illness in Movies | Dr Shock MD PhD
shockmd.com — “I've been busy today preparing education for third year medical students. It's their first engagement with psychiatry. In preparing before psychiatric” View full resource at shockmd.com
Most Recently Shared on August 9, 2010 at 6:12 am By:
Walter van den Broek Psychiatrist, Physician, and Doctor
New blog post: Mental Illness in Movies http://www.shockmd.com/2010/08/09/mental-illness-in-movies/
‘A Dangerous Method’ and Mental Illness in Movies - NYTimes.com
nytimes.com — ““A Dangerous Method,” directed by David Cronenberg, is the latest film from Hollywood about mental illness. The patient, as usual in such films, is female.” View full resource at nytimes.com
Most Recently Shared on November 27, 2011 at 11:54 pm By:
Dr. Jen Hartstein Doctor, Psychologist, and PsyD
An interesting discussion of how most movies about mental illness focus on women. Why do you think there is not... http://t.co/oMhwMTu7
Mia Wasikowska in 'Jane Eyre': Mental Illness as Moral Taint | Movies and Mental Health
blogs.psychcentral.com — “A look at mid-19th century views on mental illness as portrayed in the recent film adaptation of 'Jane Eyre,' starring Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender.” View full resource at blogs.psychcentral.com
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Movie Blog: Mia Wasikowska in ‘Jane Eyre’: Mental Illness as Moral Taint http://t.co/CjeziYA
The Media Tackles Mental Illness - The Bipolar Blog - Everyday Health Blogs
everydayhealth.com — “A media storm has erupted since Jared Lee Loughner allegedly shot Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed six.” View full resource at everydayhealth.com
Most Recently Shared on January 24, 2011 at 5:51 pm By:
Peter H Brown Doctor and Psychologist
The Media Tackles Mental Illness http://bit.ly/g2uQX4 #bipolar
The Beaver Movie Review: A Dark, Realistic Look at Mental Illness - Reel Movie News
reelmovienews.com — “A harrowing tale of mental illness. Mel Gibson shines as a man struggling to find himself.” View full resource at reelmovienews.com
Most Recently Shared on May 11, 2011 at 5:30 pm By:
NAMI Massachusetts Health Organization
The Beaver Movie Review: A Dark, Realistic Look at #MentalIllness http://bit.ly/kVEk7A
Robert David Jaffee: Media Coverage of Mental Illness Follows Familiar Line
huffingtonpost.com — “I wish the media would recognize that there are people who have tamed their mental illness and are leading productive lives. That may not sound as sexy as some stories but it is at least as true as the tragedies we read about so often.” View full resource at huffingtonpost.com
Most Recently Shared on June 22, 2011 at 6:43 pm By:
Harold Koplewicz, MD Psychiatrist, Health Executive, Physician, and Doctor
Let's fix this fRT @nationalcouncil: "Mentally ill people wield 'little political clout.'" http://is.gd/qcZ20E #stigma #mentalillness
Stigma and the Associations between Mental Illness and Violence in the Media » Sociology Lens
contexts.org — “Sociology Lens is the associated site for Sociology Compass, Wiley-Blackwell's review journal on all fields sociological. On this site we host daily posts, video files and news items from our team of contributors.” View full resource at contexts.org
Most Recently Shared on March 2, 2010 at 4:49 am By:
Timothy Lomauro Doctor, Psychologist, and PhD
Stigma and the Associations between Mental Illness and Violence in the Media http://shar.es/mXknV
Mental illness sans cliches - latimes.com
latimes.com — “DENNY CRANE calls it "mad cow," but viewers of "Boston Legal" know William Shatner 's character is in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Another character on the show, Jerry Espenson (played by Christian Clemenson), has strange tics, can't keep his hands off his thighs, but, despite having obsessive-compulsive disorder, makes his living as a lawyer.” View full resource at latimes.com
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Mental Illness and Political Violence | Psychology Today
psychologytoday.com — “The role of reckless rhetoric, automatic weapons, and the media By Allen Frances, M.D....” View full resource at psychologytoday.com
Most Recently Shared on January 17, 2011 at 4:26 pm By:
Psychology Today Health Magazine
Why is ours is the one developed country experiencing this epidemic of repeated mass murders? http://ow.ly/1aU6xe
Psych Central - Dispelling the Myth of Violence and Mental Illness
psychcentral.com — “There is an ongoing myth in the mainstream media and population that mentally ill people are more violent. The research shows otherwise.” View full resource at psychcentral.com
Most Recently Shared on August 15, 2011 at 12:32 am By:
BringChange2Mind.org Health Organization
A common misconception: having mental illness does not increase the probability of violence. http://t.co/9cnA7Ow #StrikeOutStigma
MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION OF CANADA | MEDIA ADVISORY - Mental Illness and Stigma in News Reporting
newswire.ca — “MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION OF CANADA | MEDIA ADVISORY - Mental Illness and Stigma in News Reporting” View full resource at newswire.ca
Most Recently Shared on March 10, 2011 at 12:04 pm By:
Dr Stephen Ayer - Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia Health Organization
MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION OF CANADA | MEDIA ADVISORY - Mental Illness and Stigma in News Reporting - http://goo.gl/ypbfO #stigma
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Psych Central
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Depression Wisdom
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Walter van den Broek
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