Teaching Psychopathology In A Galaxy Far, Far Away: The Light Side Of The Force

Keywords

Media (TV films); Teaching methods

Abstract

Star Wars films are among the top box office hits of all time. The films have been popular internationally for almost 40 years. As such, both trainees and attending psychiatrists are likely to be aware of them. This article highlights a vast array of psychopathology in Star Wars films which can be useful in teaching, even when the characters are considered the "good guys". Included are as follows: histrionic, obsessive-compulsive, and dependent personality traits, perinatal psychiatric disorders, prodromal schizophrenia, pseudo-dementia, frontal lobe lesions, pathological gambling, and even malingering. As such, Star Wars has tremendous potential to teach psychiatric trainees about mental health issues.

Publication Date

12-1-2015

Publication Title

Academic Psychiatry

Volume

39

Issue

6

Number of Pages

719-725

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-015-0340-y

Socpus ID

84947986919 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84947986919

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