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Category: Mental Health in the Movies

Arcane’s Jinx as psychotic representation in media

by AnikaMental Health in the MoviesPosted on September 5, 2024September 5, 2024No Comments

The Dying Swan

by AnikaMental Health in the MoviesPosted on September 14, 2023September 14, 2023No Comments

Swan Lake ends in a suicide so Black Swan must, too.

The Limitations of Brightness

by AnikaMental Health in the MoviesPosted on August 2, 2023September 14, 2023No Comments

Therapeutic intake is tedious and repetitive, and such a scene would grind the movie to a halt, but it might have saved Finch’s life.

From Girl to King: Borderline Personality Disorder

by AnikaMental Health in the MoviesPosted on July 8, 2023July 8, 2023No Comments

Girl, Interrupted (Columbia Pictures, 1999) and The King of Staten Island (Universal Pictures, 2020) were released two decades apart.

The Doctor Wonderful Problem

by AnikaMental Health in the MoviesPosted on June 28, 2023June 28, 2023No Comments

These portrayals may tell a good story, but they do not portray good therapy. 

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