TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Movies and matters of the mind- portrayal of psychiatric illnesses in Bollywood over last two decades: a content analysis
JO  - Asian journal of psychiatry
A1  - Bhatia, Gayatri
A1  - Patel, Shravan
A1  - Paladiya, Badalkumar
SP  - e103398
EP  - e103398
VL  - 80
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1876-2018
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103398
ID  - ref1
ER  -