Mental Disabilities in Current Films

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In the movie Silverlining Playbook, directed by David O. Russell, Patrick Solatano who is diagnosed with bipolar disorder who is released from a mental institution and partners up with tiffany in the hopes to get back with his wife. In Perks of being a wallflower directed by Steven Chobsky, Charlie suffers from depression after his best friends suicide and PTSD due to being sexualy abused by his Aunt Karen at an early age. Both directors effectively depict these varying mental disorders in american society by accurately portraying the mental disorder symptoms, relating the conflicts to the audience, and by challenging previous negative stereotypes.
(need t/s) In silver linings playbook, Patrick is diagnosed with bipolar disorder, which causes him to have manic episodes. For in the film Pat caught his wife in the midst of an affair and nearly beat the man to death and afterwards did not see any wrong in almost killing the man and was upset that the wife would not take him back and could not comprehend why she was afraid of him. Throughout the movie he displays more manic episodes like when he finished reading a book he threw the book out the window because he did not like the ending and then woke up his parents and started complaining about the book. Pat does not have any sense of responsibility for his actions. These manic only last for a couple of minutes and then he goes back to normal. Most people think that bipolar is being crazy and having violent episodes but pat has non violent manic episodes which is a common symptom of bipolar disorder. For it to be considered a manic episode the mood disturbance must be accompanied by at least three additional symptoms from a list that includes inflated self-esteem or grandiosity, decr...

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... is going to be alright its ok to seek help. These facilities are available to help these people get through the worst part of their illness by putting them with others alike and not taking them away from their families.
In Conclusion, people can live a normal life with mental disabilities thanks to various treatment options and support systems. A mental disability does not have to define who a person is, there many people leading successful lives with these disabilities and its is possible to prosper and live a healthy life. These movies help raise awareness by bringing the issues to a widespread audience and encouraging them to seek help. It also shows that mental illness does not have to derail their lives. These movies do an excellent job in advocating for those who have had to live with the stigmas that come along with being diagnosed with a mental illness.

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