Psychiatry and the Evolution of Mental Health in American Comedy I’ve been dealing with stuff more severe than that since a really young age. Um, I didn’t… I didn’t know when I was 11 years old that this thing had a name: Depression. I just thought everybody in fifth grade had an internal monologue like […]
Monthly Archives: November 2023
Week 14 Digital Resource Blog Post
This clip is from an episode of House about a woman with schizophrenia. The scene here, like much of the episode, focuses on her son and the struggles that he had caring for his mother with the limited support available. This reminded me, although the situations are reversed, of Pete Earley’s struggles in caring for … Continue reading “Week 14 Digital Resource Blog Post”
Week 14 Blog Post
https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2021-10-04/what-is-involuntary-treatment-what-types-of-holds-exist This article on involuntary mental health treatment(s) was very informative. The article discusses the various methods of classifying whether or not someone should be receiving involuntary mental health treatment, as well as the criteria/attributes they would have to show to be deemed eligible. In particular, Anuja Kumaria’s (Senior Attorney at the Law Foundation of […]
Interview with Pete Earley
https://www.pbs.org/video/dialogue-pete-earley-author-crazy/
“Drug Addiction in American Housewives”
This display Ad from the New York Times in the 1960s advertising “Fact” shows an interest in studying drugs that are correlated for use with American Housewives.
Week 12 Digital Resource Post
This instagram reel was made by a woman who makes a lot of “day in the life” content about being a stay at home mom home schooling her two young sons. In her posts, she is often dressed very beautifully and her home and life overall seem very happy and serene. Naturally, the comments on … Continue reading “Week 12 Digital Resource Post”
Movie Review: Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
The film I chose to look at is Silver Linings Playbook (2012). The movie follows the main character, Patrick’s, release from his court ordered stay at a mental institution. The story focuses on Patrick’s adjustment to being back at home and trying to “fix everything” while navigating his illness. Patrick is diagnosed with bipolar disorder. […]
Movie Discussion
The movie I chose to discuss is Shutter Island. This movie was directed by Martin Scorsese and was released in 2010. This movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio as “Teddy Daniels”, a US marshal and former World War Two veteran. Teddy is sent to Shutter Island to find a patient that has gone missing. The story takes …
Film Post: Disney’s Frozen
In Disney’s hit movie Frozen, one of the main characters, Elsa, obviously struggles with mental health issues. During her childhood, after Elsa accidentally struck her little sister Anna in the head with her ice powers, her parents decided the best course of action for her was to conceal her powers, and thus her true self. […]
Movie Review: A Beautiful Mind
I chose A Beautiful Mind for the movie review, I picked it because I had been told years ago that I should watch it and it was definitely a good choice. The film is about Mr. Nash who is diagnosed with Schizophrenia part-way through the film. It begins in 1947 when Mr. Nash is in school at …
