A lonely day in the life of someone who feels like simply an extension of the spaces they inhabit. They are hit with the dreadful isolation that exists as a result.
A historical documentary documenting the rise, function, and abandonment of a 17 story building that once housed The Rochester Psychiatric Center. This film tells the story of the building through historical footage, interviews of former staff and patients who recount their memories of the behemoth facility while also exploring the abandoned building as it is today.
Do you REALLY know what OCD is? Dig beyond the stereotypes in this documentary, profiling multiple people who deal with this mental illness in all its known and often unknown forms every single day.
Persona er Ingmar Bergman, når han er bedst. Filmen er åben for et hav af fortolkninger, og professionelle psykologer står i kø for at rose den og fortælle, hvad de har lært af den. Bibi Andersson er en ung sygeplejerske, som får til opgave at tage sig af en skuespillerinde (Liv Ullmann), der tilsyneladende kun fejler ét: hun nægter at give ord fra sig. På trods af énvejskommunikationen flyder sygeplejerskens personlighed langsomt sammen med patientens.
The true story of Elle France editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, in 1995 at the age of 43, suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body, except his left eye. Using that eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby eloquently described the aspects of his interior world, from the psychological torment of being trapped inside his body to his imagined stories from lands he'd only visited in his mind.
Klassisk sci fi-gyser hvor indbyggerne i en lille by i Californien begynder at opføre sig mærkeligt. Dr. Miles Bennell opdager, at flere begynder at tro, at personer i deres omgivelser er blevet erstattet af følelsesløse kopier. Inden længe gør han en uhyggelig opdagelse - men hvem kan han stole på?
A disturbed, but highly intelligent man is sent to a criminally insane hospital to serve time and rehabilitate. But when he arrives, he discovers it's in fact a closed world where brutality is an everyday occurrence.
A psychological drama exploring the notion of the doctor as a moral authority, who within the framework of their everyday work must face questions of life and death. The film is adapted from a novel by Valja Stýblová, in which the author draws upon her personal experiences as a former neurosurgeon. The protagonist of this drama is an ageing professor, based at a Prague neurological clinic, who is haunted by issues concerning his own principles and values, and also by the case of a young patient, Víťa, afflicted with an inoperable tumour.
En mystisk mand, der kalder sig Prot, dukker op på Grand Central Station og hævder at han er en alien. Han ryger på den lukkede og kommer under medicinering. Da dette tilsyneladende ikke har nogen effekt, begynder han at modtage behandling af psykiateren Mark Powell. Prot fortæller om sit liv på planeten K-PAX. Da han viser sin evne til at se ultraviolet lys og enorme viden om astronomi, begynder Powell at tro ham, og for alvor overveje om patienten faktisk kommer fra en fremmed planet eller blot en sindsforvirret mand.
I filmen '50/50' får den 27-årige Adam (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), som ellers er ved godt helbred, konstateret kræft. Adam fortæller det til sin kæreste (Bruce Dallas Howard), sin bedste ven (Seth Rogen) og sin mor (Anjelica Huston), som i forvejen har nok at se til med sin mand og Adams far, der lider af Alzheimers. Hver især forsøger de at forholde sig til nyheden og de efterfølgende behandlinger. Adam får også hjælp fra en ung og noget uerfaren terapeut (Anna Kendrick), som hospitalet henviser ham til, og samtidig bliver han venner med to, lidt ældre kemopatienter. '50/50' er baseret på en sand historie.
I denne hjerteskærende dokumentar vender en 28-årig ph.d.-studerende kameraet mod sig selv og filmer sin kamp med kronisk træthedssyndrom.
Young-goon, mentally deranged and frequently electro-charging herself with a transistor radio, has been admitted into a mental institution. Firmly believing herself to be a cyborg, she refuses to consume like a human being. Il-soon is another patient, who catches the eye of Young-goon and soon becomes a close friend. Il-soon is now confronted with the biggest task: to cure Young-goon's mental problem and have her eat real food.
Inside the dramatic search for a cure to ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). 17 million people around the world suffer from what ME/CFS has been known as a mystery illness, delegated to the psychological realm, until now. A scientist in the only neuro immune institute in the world may have come up with the answer. An important human drama, plays out on the quest for the truth.
En ung mand (Johnny Depp), som udgiver sig for at være Don Juan, vil en sen aften kaste sig ud fra et tag i New York City. Psykiater Dr. Mickler (Marlon Brando) tilkaldes, og får Don Juan ført ned og indlagt. Hvad der først ligner vrangforestillinger er måske bare en evne til at bortvælge det lidenskabsløse.
Psykiateren genfinder, under stærk indflydelse af sin patient, den gnist, som han i forholdet til sin kone (Faye Dunaway) ellers havde tabt
Emily og Martin er et ungt par, der lever det gode liv - indtil Martin sendes i fængsel for insiderhandel. Det slår Emily fuldstændig ud af kurs, og psykiateren Banks kaldes til for at hjælpe hende. Emily ender på en ny medicinsk behandling. Den viser sig at have uforudsete bivirkninger, som vender op og ned på alles liv.
An amnesiac youth tries to piece together his past, but what he discovers may jeopardize his future.
Psychologist Dr. Brennac is asked by a colleague to help with the case of Claude, a patient on trial for multiple murders. Is Claude really guilty of the crimes, or is he a victim of his own mind?
A young woman, possessed by a demonic entity, encounters a doctor with a very unusual method for performing exorcisms.
A stranger enters into and forever alters the life of a couple. He claims to be pursued by certain authorities who intend to prevent him from disclosing a secret that only he holds, whence the title. Is he lying, or insane - or is he telling the truth? Who, if anyone, is after him? And what *is* - the secret?
I 1904 afprøver Carl Jung en tidlig udgave af psykoanalyse på den hysteriske ungmø Sabina. Hendes kvaler viser sig at have udspring i seksuelle drifter, hvilket får Jung til at kontakte den ældre doktor Freud i Wien. Et venskab udvikler sig mellem de to psykiatriske pionerer. Situationen kompliceres dog, da den frisindede Otto Gross overtaler Jung til at starte et SM-forhold til sin patient.