Juniper Publishers-300: Psychiatry Taught Through the Lens of Film and Natural History
Journal of Psychology - JuniperPublishers Abstract Objective: Movies have long been utilized to highlight varied areas in the field of psychiatry. We have previously described a course [ 1 ] that teaches psychopathy to psychiatry residents based on the horror genre. Methods: Course directors subsequently created a medical student elective (SCREAM) that serves as a steering committee for the residents's course. As art imitates life, the primary focus of SCREAM is to enhance residents' didactics by incorporating media inspired by true stories. Such teaching not only takes advantage of the strengths of fictional case studies [ 1 ], but also appreciates that the films are often inspired by actual events. Results: This paper reviews three historical events that occurred 100 years apart and relates them to both the movies they inspired and their relevance to the field of psychiatry. Conclusions: Courses that use media to teach are found to be engaging an...