Frames of minds a history of neuropsychiatry on screen / Eelco F.M. Wijdicks.
| Author/creator | Wijdicks, Eelco F. M., 1954- author. |
| Other author | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, sponsoring body. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024] |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Direct link to eBook |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The Mind and Brain -- The Mind Readers -- The Imagining Brain -- The Dreaming Brain -- The Drugged Brain -- The Traumatized Mind and Brain -- The Shocked and Lesioned Brain -- The Violent Mind and Brain -- Epilogue : The Directors Mindset. |
| Abstract | As a medium that aims to connect people through the communication and interpretation of experiences, cinema is uniquely positioned to showcase cultural misunderstandings around issues of mental health. Frames of Minds traces a history of psychiatry in film, concentrating on the major paradigm shifts in neuropsychiatry over the last century. Oftentimes, representations of psychiatry, mental illness, and psychotic breakdown are reduced to tropes and used by filmmakers as a tool for plot progression. Conversely, films can be used as an avenue to voice common concerns about the missteps of psychiatry, including overdiagnosis and mistreatment. Dr. Eelco Wijdicks provides fresh insights into the minds of filmmakers and how they creatively tackle this complex topic. How do filmmakers use psychiatry, and what do they want us to see? What is their frame of mind--psychoanalytically, biologically, sociologically, anthropologically? Were they influenced by their own prejudices about the origins of mental illness? How does this influence the direction of their films? Examining the history of film alongside developments in neuropsychiatry, Frames of Minds uncovers a cinematic language of psychiatry. By taking chances to portray mental illness, filmmakers aim to achieve a sense of reality, and provide catharsis for viewers through the act of dramatization. Ultimately, the history of psychiatry in film is a history of the public perception of medicine, and the ways psychiatry is understood by directors, writers, actors, and audiences. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Wijdicks, Eelco F. M., 1954- Frames of minds New York, NY : Oxford University Press [2024] 9780197615898 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023056831 |
| ISBN | 9780197615928 |
| ISBN | 0197615929 |
| ISBN | 0197615910 |
| ISBN | 9780197615911 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| Stock number | av96obr9 cloudLibrary https://yourcloudlibrary.com |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |