The butler(s) DID it - dissociative identity disorder in cinema
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The butler(s) DID it - dissociative identity disorder in cinema.
Beginning with classic Hollywood melodramas of the 1940s, cinema has maintained a prolific output of films with their own take on mental illnesses-none more so than the rare syndrome of dissociative identity disorder (DID). DID films are a popular and enduring genre, whose influence can be seen throughout mainstream cinema. Exploration of DID in cinema is a useful exercise in that it touches on...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Humanities
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1041-3545
DOI: 10.1136/mh.27.1.26