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Many films have portrayed mental disorders or used it as a backdrop for other themes. Here is a list of some of these films, sorted by disorder, regardless of whether the disorder is portrayed accurately or not. For example, although 50 First Dates presents a case of anterograde amnesia, the type depicted does not really exist. In particular, owing to the nature of drama, extreme and florid manifestations of any given disorder tend to prevail over the more subtle ones typical of the average person with that disorder. For example, people with agoraphobia are typically portrayed in drama as recluses who never or almost never leave their homes; in reality, this is rare and extreme, not typical, among the agoraphobic population.

Anterograde amnesia

A person with anterograde amnesia is unable to form new memories.

Retrograde amnesia

A much-used plot device, retrograde amnesia occurs when a person forgets part or all of his or her past.

Psychogenic amnesia

Psychogenic amnesia, also known as dissociative amnesia, is memory loss caused by psychological stress.

Lacunar amnesia

Lacunar amnesia is the loss of memory about one specific event.

Delusional disorder and other psychotic disorders not otherwise specified

See also Psychogenic amnesia (dissociative amnesia)

Drugs listed from most addictive, harmful or destructive to least (from left [most dangerous] to right [least dangerous]; based on a 2007 scientific research study[8]):

See also

References

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  2. ^ Brothers (2009 film)
  3. ^ [http://www.academia.edu/349102/Examining_the_Personality _of_Patrick_Bateman_of_American_Psycho "Examining the Personality of Patrick Bateman of American Psycho"]. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); line feed character in |url= at position 57 (help)
  4. ^ "The Psychology of Darth Vader Revealed".
  5. ^ "The Psychology of Darth Vader Revealed".
  6. ^ "Shame (2011) Plot keywords".
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  8. ^ Nutt, D; King LA; Saulsbury W; Blakemore C (24 March 2007). "Development of a rational scale to assess the harm of drugs of potential misuse". The Lancet. 369 (9566): 1047–1053. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60464-4. PMID 17382831. Retrieved 3 November 2013.