Episode 23: Silver Linings Playbook, aka David O. Russell’s Bipolar Movie

Episode Description

Welcome to a new year of Psychocinematic deep dives you didn’t know you needed! Today we start a conversation about Bipolar Disorder, by firstly looking at the Oscar bait 2012 film by David O Russell, Silver Linings Playbook. How does Hollywood handle something that has so much stigma and misunderstanding attached to it? Is it as accurate as people seem to believe? And do we like David O Russell?

Content Warning: ableism, sports gambling, institutionalisation, physical violence, sex shaming, brief description of panic attack, body shaming, brief description of sexual assault, use of the term ‘crazy’.

NOTE: This podcast is not designed to be therapeutic, prescriptive or constitute a formal diagnosis for any listener, nor the characters discussed. The host is not representative of all psychologists and opinions stated are her own personal opinion, based on her own learnings and training (and minimal lived experience). Host and co-hosts do not have the final say and can only comment based on their own perspectives, so please let us know if you dispute any of these opinions – we are keen for feedback!

Host: Stephanie Fornasier

Cohost: Michael Watson

Editor: Nicholas Fornasier

Music: Michael Watson

Artwork: Bronte Poynts

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REFERENCES

ReachOut: What is Bipolar Disorder?

Multicultural Perspectives Journal: Into the Cuckoo's Nest: Silver Linings Playbook and Movies About Odd People

Forbes: Director David O. Russell Talks 'Silver Linings Playbook' And What It Means To Him

Psychology Today: Accuracy, Distortion and Truth in Silver Linings Playbook

Web MD: 'Silver Linings Playbook' OK on Mental Illness?

Sather Health: Review of “Silver Linings Playbook” in the Perspective of Mental Illness

Psychology Today: The Psychopathology of 'Silver Linings Playbook'

NME: Silver Linings Playbook Plays Things So Safe It Becomes Dangerous

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