Dementia in the movies: the clinical picture
| Autor: | Yolande Kuin, Jessika Nijboer, Debby L. Gerritsen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Consensus
Deception Databases Factual media_common.quotation_subject Motion Pictures MEDLINE Disease Social Development Motion (physics) Healthcare improvement science Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 18] Perception medicine Humans Dementia Qualitative Research media_common medicine.disease United States Psychiatry and Mental health Depiction Geriatrics and Gerontology Pshychiatric Mental Health Psychology Gerontology Qualitative research Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Aging & Mental Health, 18, 3, pp. 276-80 Aging & Mental Health, 18, 3, pp. 276-280 Aging & Mental Health, 18, 276-80 Aging & Mental Health, 18, 276-280 |
| ISSN: | 1360-7863 |
| Popis: | Item does not contain fulltext Objectives: Visual media influence the general public's perceptions and attitudes regarding people with mental conditions. This qualitative study investigates the depiction accuracy of dementia's clinical features in motion pictures.Method: Using the search terms dementia', Alzheimer's disease' and senility' movies with release dates between January 2000 and March 2012 were sought on the Internet Movie Database. Based on four selection criteria 23 movies were included. Independently, three researchers watched all movies, scored symptoms, capacities, and behaviors. Scores were discussed and refined during consensus meetings, resulting in a taxonomy of clinical features.Results: Various features are found, most often cognitive symptoms. Behavioral features are also shown - retiring behavior more than agitation - and various emotions, but physical symptoms are rarely depicted. Capacities are infrequently presented and are unrealistic in several of the movies.Conclusion: The clinical picture of dementia portrayed in fictional movies is mild and may be misleading. 5 p. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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