Mind Reeling

<p><b>Across a variety of genres shows how mental disorders are depicted in cinema.</b></p><p><i>Mind Reeling</i> investigates how cinema displays and mirrors psychological disorders such as bipolar disorder amnesia psychotic delusions obsessive compulsive behavior trauma paranoia and borderline personalities. It explores a range of genres including biopics comedies film noirs contemporary dramedies thrillers Gothic mysteries and docufictions. The contributors open up critical approaches to audience fascination with film depictions of serious disturbances within the human psyche. Many films examined here have had little scholarly attention and commentary. These essays focus on how cinematic techniques contribute to popular culture's conception of mental dysfunction trauma and illness. This book reveals the complex artistic and generic patterns that produce contemporary images of psychopathology in cinema.</p>