| | Friday, December 28, 2007 |
| Movie List - Anxiety Disorders |
| Analyze This | Favorite |
| Genre: | Comedy | Year: | 1999 | Rating: | R |
| Actors: | Robert DeNiro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow |
| Topics: | Treatment, Anxiety Disorder |
| I really liked this movie. The portrayal of mixed anxiety and depression (delayed onset PTSD?) is |
| terrific. Unfortunately, the movie also demonstrates how not to be an ethical psychiatrist (can you |
| count the number of ways that he violates confidentiality?), but he still is effective (if you believe |
| in the therapeutic miracle of sudden insight). The best character in the movie is the loyal goon, |
| Jelly. He was great. See this one. |
| As Good As It Gets | Favorite |
| Genre: | Drama/Comedy | Year: | 1997 | Rating: | PG-13 |
| Actors: | Jack Nicholson, Greg Kinnear, Helen Hunt |
| Topics: | OCD, Personality Disorder |
| Academy Award winner for Best Actor and Best Actress. Jack Nicholson with Obsessive- |
| Compulsive Disorder, as well as plenty of Axis II. Really great movie. |
| Aviator, The | Favorite |
| Genre: | Drama | Year: | 2005 | Rating: | R |
| Actors: | Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale |
| Topics: | OCD, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective |
| Academy Award winner for Best Supporting actress and other accomplishments (cinematography, |
| etc.). Excellent movie. There is much room for diagnosis debate - clear OCD symptoms early on, |
| but what about paranoia? Manic-type symptoms? Personality considerations? Be sure to also watch |
| the special features segment on OCD. |
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