NURS 4365 - Mental Health and the Movies

[2 Credit]

Film both informs and mirrors society’s view of mental illness. The stigmatization and marginalization of people with mental illness has been exacerbated by the images in the media. Film has often mirrored society’s perception of mental illness as a condition of little hope and mental health policy is a reflection of that view. This course examines the reciprocal relationship between how mental illness has been portrayed in the media and mental health policy since 1950. The implications for patient care and nursing will be examined. Prerequisite: NURS 3356, NURS 3366.