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Australas Psychiatry
; 22(5): 447-9, 2014 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25031025
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: Horror films have been popular for generations. The purpose of this article is to illustrate psychiatric conditions, themes and practice seen in horror films. CONCLUSIONS: Horror films often either include psychiatrists as characters or depict (Hollywood's dangerous version of) serious mental illness. Demonic possession, zombies, and 'slasher' killers are described, as well as the horror genre's characterizations of psychiatrists.
Subject(s)
Fear/psychology , Mental Disorders , Motion Pictures , Psychiatry , Humans
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