maandag 3 maart 2008

Myths

Gabbard, Glen O (2001), Psychotherapy in Hollywood cinema. Psychiatry And The Arts. Australasian Psychiatry. 9(4):365-369, December 2001.

Abstract:
Objective: To describe the portrayal of psychotherapy in Hollywood cinema. This may reveal popular myths and fantasies about this therapeutic modality.

Conclusions: The perceived omniscience of psychiatrists is both envied and feared, and psychiatrists are continually denigrated to neutralise these feelings. Movies reflect this process by seeking to show that psychiatrists have the same human frailties as everyone else.

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