Psychological Matters

I thought I would take a brief break from exploring the serious side of psychopathology and review movies which best portray mental illness, with a special emphasis on personality disorders. Here is a brief list– Narcissistic Personality Disorder *Black Swan  (2010) - Erica Sayers, mother *Morning Glory (2010) - Mike Pomeroy and Becky Fuller, to a lesser degree *Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps  (2010) - Gordon Gekko * Fireflies in the Garden (2008) - Charles Taylor *Wall Street  (1987) - Gordon Gekko *Gaslight (1944) - Gregory Anton, husband Borderline Personality Disorder Monster  (2003) - Aileen The Hours  (2002) - Virginia Woolf *Single White Female  (1992) - Hedy Carlson *Girl, Interrupted  (1999) - Lisa Rowe and Susanna Kaysen, to a lesser degree *Fatal Attraction (1987) - Alex Forrest Mommie Dearest  (1981) - Joan Crawford  *A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) - Blanche, see also Histrionic Personality...