Crossing the line – Learning psychiatry at the movies

Akram, Adil; O’Brien, Aileen; O'Neill, Aidan; Latham, Richard

doi:10.1080/09540260902746880

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“…12,23 However, the few previous studies that have evaluated films as a teaching tool were small and non-systematic, 12,15,28 thus differing from ours. Here, we tried to select film scenes from a large sample (n = 50) in a systematic way, which produced a sample of 37 quality scenes for teaching.…”

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Using selected scenes from Brazilian films to teach about substance use disorders, within medical education

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CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES: Themes like alcohol and drug abuse, relationship difficulties, psychoses, autism and personality dissociation disorders have been widely used in films. Psychiatry and psychiatric conditions in various cultural settings are increasingly taught using films. Many articles on cinema and psychiatry have been published but none have presented any methodology on how to select material. Here, the authors look at the portrayal of abusive use of alcohol and drugs during the Brazilian cinema revival period (1994 to 2008). DESIGN AND SETTING: Qualitative study at two universities in the state of São Paulo. METHODS: Scenes were selected from films available at rental stores and were analyzed using a specifically designed protocol. We assessed how realistic these scenes were and their applicability for teaching. One author selected 70 scenes from 50 films (graded for realism and teaching applicability > 8). These were then rated by another two judges. Rating differences among the three judges were assessed using nonparametric tests (P < 0.001). Scenes with high scores (> 8) were defined as "quality scenes". RESULTS: Thirty-nine scenes from 27 films were identified as "quality scenes". Alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, hallucinogens and inhalants were included in these. Signs and symptoms of intoxication, abusive/harmful use and dependence were shown. CONCLUSIONS: We have produced rich teaching material for discussing psychopathology relating to alcohol and drug use that can be used both at undergraduate and at postgraduate level. Moreover, it could be seen that certain drug use behavioral patterns are deeply rooted in some Brazilian films and groups.

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“…Films have been successfully used for teaching pharmacology, 20 medical professionalism 21 and elements of the doctor-patient relationship. 22 Perceptions of psychiatrists 23 and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) 24 in films have changed over time. Akram et al 23 noted that the stigma relating to the psychiatry profession has decreased.…”

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“…Films thus form an additional tool to help facilitate learning rather than replacing any other learning activity. Special study modules on 'Films and psychiatry' are now available in many universities and are aimed at fostering medical students' interest in psychiatry (Akram 2009). Detailed description of such modules is beyond the scope of this article but we run such a module and readers are encouraged to contact us for further information.…”

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Cinemeducation in psychiatry

Dave¹,

Tandon²

2011

Adv. psychiatr. treat

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SummaryPsychiatry has had a significant influence on both Hollywood and world cinema. In turn, psychiatrists' fascination with psychiatric themes in films has inspired scores of books and bibliographies about films and psychiatry. Advances in medical education have led to the development of core-competency-based curricula for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. Learning objectives underpin such competencies. However, teaching competencies in the workplace is hampered by practical and ethical issues, especially in the case of psychiatric patients. Medical educationalists have found films to be a useful teaching tool with their larger-than-life vivid portrayals. In this article we demonstrate, with examples, the use of films and discrete film clips to achieve specific learning objectives that can be incorporated easily into most undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programmes in psychiatry.

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“…Movies have been recently used in medical, and particularly psychiatric education [2-6], through the proposal of movie clubs, cinemeducation lectures [7-11] and/or special modules aimed at teaching about disorders, patient-therapist relationship [2,3,6,12], and in few cases issues such as psychotherapy [13], countertransference [14,15] or psychosocial formulation [16]. Even less popular issues in psychiatry such as stigma and taboo topics like necrophilia have been recently discussed using films [17,18].…”

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Cinema in the training of psychiatry residents: focus on helping relationships

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BackgroundMedical schools are currently charged with a lack of education as far as empathic/relational skills and the meaning of being a health-care provider are concerned, thus leading to increased interest in medical humanities.DiscussionMedical humanities can offer an insight into human illness and in a broader outlook into human condition, understanding of one self, responsibility. An empathic relation to patients might be fostered by a matching approach to humanities and sciences, which should be considered as subjects of equal relevance, complementary to one another. Recently, movies have been used in medical – especially psychiatric - trainees education, but mainly within the limits of teaching a variety of disorders. A different approach dealing with the use of cinema in the training of psychiatry residents is proposed, based on Jung and Hillman’s considerations about the relation between images and archetypes, archetypal experience and learning.SummarySelected full-length movies or clips can offer a priceless opportunity to face with the meaning of being involved in a care-providing, helping profession.

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Crossing the line – Learning psychiatry at the movies

Cited by 41 publications

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Using selected scenes from Brazilian films to teach about substance use disorders, within medical education

Using selected scenes from Brazilian films to teach about substance use disorders, within medical education

Cinemeducation in psychiatry

Cinema in the training of psychiatry residents: focus on helping relationships

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