%0 Journal Article
%T Movies and matters of the mind- portrayal of psychiatric illnesses in Bollywood over last two decades: a content analysis
%J Asian journal of psychiatry
%D 2022
%A Bhatia, Gayatri
%A Patel, Shravan
%A Paladiya, Badalkumar
%V 80
%N 
%P e103398-e103398
%X AIM: to analyze Bollywood movies depicting psychiatric illnesses, released in last two decades, on content and scientific accuracy. <br><br>METHODOLOGY: Google search was done to compile a list of Bollywood movies portraying psychiatric illnesses. Each movie was screened for character details, symptoms, diagnosis, and accuracy of depiction. <br><br>RESULTS: Twenty-eight movies were analyzed. Most characters were middle-aged, unmarried, employed, and affluent. Most common symptom was aggression and diagnosis was Schizophrenia. Treatment-seeking was low and common outcome was deterioration. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Bollywood's depiction of psychiatric illnesses differs from research evidence in many aspects. Greater alignment between cinematic portrayal and research evidence is needed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 1876-2018
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103398