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List of films about mental disorders

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This is a non-exhaustive list of films which have portrayed mental disorders.

Inclusion in this list is based upon the disorder as it is portrayed in the canon of the film, and does not necessarily reflect the diagnosis or symptoms in the real world.

Agoraphobia

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Antisocial personality disorder

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(Antisocial Personality Disorder should also include psychopathy and sociopathy.)

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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Avoidant personality disorder

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Bipolar disorder

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Borderline personality disorder

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Conversion disorder

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Dependent personality disorder

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Dissociative identity disorder

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Folie à deux (shared psychotic disorder)

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Kleptomania

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Narcissistic personality disorder

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Obsessive–compulsive disorder

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Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder

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Paranoid personality disorder

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Post-traumatic stress disorder

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Schizoaffective disorder

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Schizoid personality disorder

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Schizotypal personality disorder

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Schizophrenia

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Stuttering

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Substance use disorder

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See also

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Notes

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  22. ^ "Dissociative Identity Disorder in M. Night Shyamalan's Split Fact vs Fiction (Contains Spoilers)". Psi Chi.
  23. ^ The Strange Case of the Walking Corpse: A Chronicle of Medical Mysteries by Nancy Butcher
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  32. ^ "Nitham Oru Vaanam Movie Review: A pleasant, if predictable, drama". The Times of India.
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  39. ^ "A Psychoanalytic Look at Lars and the Real Girl". The Jung Page. October 27, 2013.
  40. ^ "John August's Charlie and The Chocolate Factory Movie Script: Schizotypal Personality Disorder". Universitas Pamulang.
  41. ^ Francine R. Goldberg (2013). Schizophrenia: A Case Study of the Movie a Beautiful Mind – Second Edition. eBookIt. ISBN 978-1-934107-12-6.
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  43. ^ Crepaz-Keay, David (March 27, 2015). "Why is schizophrenia portrayed so negatively on screen?". The Guardian.
  44. ^ "'Words on Bathroom Walls' is an optimistic film about living with schizophrenia". National Catholic Reporter. 2020-08-22. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
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  46. ^ Firth, Colin (January 9, 2011). "'Colin Firth: 'Playing the stammering king had an effect on me, a semi-paralysis'". The Guardian.
  47. ^ "Shreyas Talpade's character is not stammering in Golamal Again".
  48. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (September 20, 2017). "'It' Star Jaeden Lieberher on Deleted Scene, Sequel Plans and Perfecting His Stutter". Variety.
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