[T]his book provides plenty of thought-provoking material both for teachers and for students. It is highly recommended. ... [It is] interesting and extremely helpful in developing and delivering curricula using films to teach about specific psychiatric conditions [and] to teach psychopathology to medical students, psychiatry trainees and other mental health professionals. Dinesh Bhugra, King's College London, UK, in International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Vol. 59, 2013 To the best of this reviewer's knowledge 'Movies and Mental Illness' is the only book of its kind [...] learning psychopathologies through viewing their portrayal as a moving image [...] the full spectrum of psychopathology is covered via the citations of over 1000 films. [...] In short Movies and Mental Illness is definitely worth a place on the bookshelf of the clinician with any interest at all in this area - which is probably most of us. Lt Col NK Cooper, FRCSEd FFOM RAMC, Consultant Occupational Physician Bielefeld, ROHT, in the Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, Vol. 157, 2011 [...] a comprehensive teaching tool to engage students in discussion on a wide range of psychopathology. [...] The authors [...] guide us through an extensive list of movies relevant to mental illness. They also provide useful material for class discussion in a user-friendly structure. Ming-Chung Lee, MBBS, Dept. of Psychiatry, Tai Po Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China, in East Asian Archive of Psychiatry, Vol. 21, 2011 This book is a great reference point with excellent teaching material [...]. The book is an excellent adjunct teaching tool for people studying psychology. Nancy Little in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, Vol. 34, 2011 The authors [...] provided a tremendous resource and well-indexed list of appropriate and timely films for classroom use. Considering how difficult and time-consuming it is to find the right movie clips or films for class, this book is priceless. [...] The book can be a standalone text for a course or used as a supplement to a psychopathology or a psychotherapy course. [It] is masterfully laid out with all of the major disorders covered chapter-by-chapter with an appropriate selection of movie clips. [...] [It] is an essential resource for everyone who teaches psychopathology. This book needs to be on the shelf and in the hands of all psychology instructors. Strongly recommended! Nicjolas GReco IV, MS, BCETS, CATSM, Abbott Laboratories, in Doody's Book Reviews, 2011 Practitioners and trainees in mental health and related services can also benefit from films. Guiding the use of theatrical films for training is the aim of [...] Movies and Mental Illness, 3rd Edition (M&MI-3), written by three mental health educators. [...] I applaud the authors [...] As an educator and critic of mental healthrelated films, I have valued M&MI-2 [the previous edition], which sits among my small collection of most-used reference volumes. I consider M&MI-3 [the new edition] to be much better for teachers. Roland Atkinson, MD, Prof. Em. of Psychiatry School of Medicine Oregon Health & Science University, Portland in Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Vol. 18, 2011 Movies and Mental Illness is a handbook for anyone who wishes to use film to understand and teach psychopathology. It offers a comprehensive account of the depiction of mental illness in non-documentary cinema. [...] This book's enthusiastically delivered central message that film can be used in the teaching of psychopathology is persuasive and it equips its readers well. Dr. Stephen Ginn in the Journal of Mental Health Vol. 19, No. 6, 2010 One of the most significant challenges to teaching [abnormal psychology] this subject matter is facilitating students' understanding of what the experience of mental illness is like. [ - ] In the third edition of Movies and Mental Illness: Using Films to Understand Psychopathology, [the authors] use films as an instrument for increasing students' understanding of how individuals with diagnosable psychological disorders might experience their lives. [ - ] One of the strengths of this book is that it is written such that nonstudents will find the information contained within easily comprehendible. [ - ] Another notable strength of Movies and Mental Illness has to be its inclusion of sample client evaluations presented at the beginning of each chapter [ - ] [which] offer the reader a glimpse into the psyche of the person of interest and provide a level of understanding of psychopathology that core texts of abnormal psychology do not always make available. [ - ] Another strength of Movies and Mental Illness is the authors' willingness to address not only the disorders but also related issues (e.g., stigma). [ - ] a significant contribution of Movies and Mental Illness is its inclusion of appendices that include (in addition to a sample syllabus) an extensive (over 1,000 entries) list of movies that [ - ] illustrate the manifestation of a psychological disorder. Chammie Austin in PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 55, 2010 This reviewer agrees with the authors that nothing can have a greater impact on students than a realistic or insightful depiction of human conditions as seen in a film. The close-ups show emotions, and transmit empathic understanding. Characters and events are placed in context, and time can be transcended by condensing or shifting of perspective. Discussions following a film viewing [...] provide a good opportunity to stir curiosity for further learning. [...] I recommend this volume not just to teachers of psychiatry and psychology, but also to lay people who might be concerned and interested in the issues involved. Bela Buda, Md, PhD in Crisis, Vol. 31, No. 4, 2010
