Meet Frank Gallagher (William H. Macy): proud, working-class patriarch to a motley brood of six smart, spirited and independent kids who, without him, would be better off. In Frank’s booze-addled view, parenting just eats into his hard-earned bar-crawling and carousing time around Chicago so he leaves it to eldest daughter Fiona (Emmy Rossum) to hold […]
Web Therapy: The Series
The popular online show, now a television series, features Fiona Wallice (Lisa Kudrow) who is branching into a new type of therapy. She decides that 3 minutes over web cam is better than 50 minutes of patients “rambling on.” By dramatically shortening session time, she hopes to get results more quickly. Her sessions take place […]
Reel Therapy: How Movies Inspire You to Overcome Life’s Problems
Gary Solomon’s Reel Therapy: How Movies can Help You Overcome Life’s Problems is a great follow up to his The Motion Picture Prescription. The new book is longer, and has a helpful introduction based on answering the common questions Solomon was asked as he promoted the first book. Reading Reel Therapy reminds us that understanding […]
Movies and Mental Illness: Using Films to Understand Psychopathology
The popular and critically acclaimed teaching tool – movies as an aid to learning about mental illness – has just got even better! Now with even more practical features and expanded contents: full film index, ‘Authors’ Picks’, sample syllabus, and more international films. Films are a powerful medium for teaching students of psychology, social work, […]
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