Monsters, Demons and Psychopaths

Psychiatry and Horror Film
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4987-1785-4
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 374 g

Descriptions of monsters, vampires, demonic possessions, and psychopaths in horror films have been inspired by psychiatric knowledge about mental illness, leading to several stereotyped models of horror that have prevailed through decades. Some scholars have proposed that horror films can be a teaching tool for psychopathology, but for the most part the genre has been underutilized as a learning tool. This book explores the idea of relating horror films to psychiatric ideas as a way of engaging people in learning.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Forcen, Fernando Espi

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Krankenhausmanagement, Praxismanagement
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Neurowissenschaften, Kognitionswissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Early Marriage of Psychiatry and Horror Films: From Europe to the United States. Monsters: The Fantasy Becomes Possible. The Paranoia after World War II. Demonic Possessions. Ghost Hunters and Paranormal Phenomena. Killers and Psychopaths. From Voodoo To Flesh Eating Zombies and the Apocalypse. The Portrait of Psychiatry in Horror Films. Clinical Implications in Horror Film Watchers. Final Conclusions.

Über Autor(innen)

Fernando Espi Forcen, PhD, is an assistant professor at the Department of Psychiatry of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. He is the author of more than 20 peer-reviewed articles in different areas of psychiatry and the founding editor of The Journal of Humanistic Psychiatry.