Monsters, Demons and Psychopaths

Psychiatry and Horror Film
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-46158-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

This book is written in an easy to read and at times humorous way with the hope of reaching an audience relatively unschooled in the field of psychiatry. It helps the reader to learn about the psychological interpretation of films and concepts of psychopathology and psychiatry.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Forcen, Fernando Espi

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Horror before Film 2. Silent Horror 3. Vampires 4. Monsters 5. Aliens from Outer Space and the Paranoid Horror 6. Witchcraft and the Worship of the Devil 7. Demonic Possessions 8. The Supernatural 9. Ghost Hunting and the Paranormal 10. Slash Killers and Psychopaths 11. Zombies 12. Body Horror 13. The Horror in the Asylum 14. Psychiatry and Horror

Über Autor(innen)

Fernando Espi Forcen, PhD, is an assistant professor at the Department of Psychiatry of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. He is the author of more than 20 peer-reviewed articles in different areas of psychiatry and the founding editor of The Journal of Humanistic Psychiatry.