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Mental illness in film

Much of what we know about mental illness comes from the films that we watch. Unfortunately, Hollywood films have often linked mental illness to abuse, homicide, suicide, terrorism, and other rather negative aspects of society. This activity has the goal of exploring how mental illness is portrayed in film and then attempting to find out the "truth" about mental illness. This activity is an activity that I do with my...


Tags: movies, screen, abnormal, disorders, stereotype, stigma

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