This popular and critically acclaimed text using movies to help learn about mental illness is
being fully updated with DSM-5 and ICD-10 diagnoses dozens of evocative and informative frame
grabs a full film index Authors' Picks sample syllabus more international films and
shorts.... Films can be a powerful aid to learning about mental illness and psychopathology -
for students of psychology psychiatry social work medicine nursing counseling literature
or media studies and for anyone interested in mental health. Movies and Mental Illness
written by experienced clinicians and teachers who are themselves movie aficionados has
established a great reputation as a uniquely enjoyable and highly memorable text for learning
about psychopathology. The new edition has been fully updated to include DSM-5 and ICD-10
diagnoses. The core clinical chapters each use a fabricated case history and Mini-Mental State
Examination along with synopses and discussions about specific movies to explain teach and
encourage discussion about all the most important mental health disorders. Each chapter also
includes: Critical Thinking Questions Authors' Picks (Top 10 Films) What To Read if You Only
Have Time to Read One Book or Article and Topics for Group Discussions. Other features of the
new expanded edition include: . Full index of films . Sample course syllabus . Ratings of
around 1 500 films . Fascinating appendices such as Top 50 Heroes and Villains
psychotherapists in movies misconceptions about mental illness in movies and recommended
websites. Do you want to propose a film for the 4th edition of Movies and Mental Illness? Have
a look at the authors' blogspot! They welcome all comments on the films they already plan to
discuss or suggestions for films to include in the new edition!
