Are film portrayals of Schizophrenia accurate?

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Are film portrayals of Schizophrenia accurate? Aug 26, 2013 15:21:21 GMT

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Post by Bex on Aug 26, 2013 15:21:21 GMT

There seems to be a lot of films that feature schizophrenia in some form or another and I wondered if everyone though these were accurate portrayals of the disorder?

There are a few that I can think of from the top of my mind:
A Beautiful Mind (amazing film)
Donnie Darko
Fight Club (although I think this is Dual Personality...Not sure?)
Shutter Island
Psycho

Has anyone seen any of these? Even if you don't have a psychotic disorder do you think that these films helped you build up a picture of schizophrenia? Just thought it'd be interesting to find out!

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Are film portrayals of Schizophrenia accurate? Aug 28, 2013 22:18:39 GMT

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Post by Kimberley on Aug 28, 2013 22:18:39 GMT

Hey Bex, I used to use Donnie Darko when I was younger to explain The Man I see. Looking back, it probably wasn't the best example to use as obviously that talk a lot about time travel and that's not something I personally believe in, but it was the only way I could show what I was frightened of. I've never seen A Beautiful Mind! Will have to hunt around for it.

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Are film portrayals of Schizophrenia accurate? Aug 29, 2013 21:53:48 GMT

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Post by Michaela on Aug 29, 2013 21:53:48 GMT

I thought his wife in Shutter Island was Bipolar? Or was he supposed to be schizophrenic? Although a lot don't actually say what they are supposed to have :/ the only other I've seen is a Beautiful Mind, which I thought was good, but tbh I don't know, I get confused about what schizophrenia is myself!

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Are film portrayals of Schizophrenia accurate?

Post by Bex on Aug 26, 2013 15:21:21 GMT

Post by Kimberley on Aug 28, 2013 22:18:39 GMT

Post by Michaela on Aug 29, 2013 21:53:48 GMT

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