Psychiatry at the cinema

Psychiatry at the cinema

Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, presenting with problems with memory, judgment, language, and attention, leading to a more general cognitive decline. There can be disadvantages in using film as a teaching aid in psychiatry. 1 Characters with mental illness are often por...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ (Online) 2009, Vol.17, p.a3157
Hauptverfasser: O’Brien, Aileen, Akram, Adil
Format: Review
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Alzheimers disease
Dementia
Hallucinations
Mental disorders
Psychosis
Schizophrenia
Stereotypes
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Zusammenfassung:Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, presenting with problems with memory, judgment, language, and attention, leading to a more general cognitive decline. There can be disadvantages in using film as a teaching aid in psychiatry. 1 Characters with mental illness are often portrayed as unpredictable, aggressive, or evil, reinforcing negative stereotypes.
ISSN:1756-1833
0966-6494
1756-1833
1752-069X
DOI:10.1136/sbmj.a3157