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Anatomy

Nonspecific Diagnosis

Blue End
Joseph Jernigan was executed and frozen - then cut into thin slices for the sake of scientific research. He became the "Visible Human". The film deals with ethics and the feelings of his family. German Article: http://www.thieme.de/viamedici/studienort_hamburg/aktuelles/blue_end.html (submitted by Philipp Kapp) (edit)

Anatomy

Nonspecific Diagnosis

Fantastic Voyage
This Sci-Fi Movie from the year 1966 is about a miniaturized rescue team being injected in a mini-submarine into the body of a living human. Even if the anatomic facts depicted in this movie are not very accurate, watching the movie and discussing Anatomy is fun. (submitted by Christof Daetwyler) (edit)

Endocrionology and Metabolic Disease

Adrenoleukodystrophy

Lorenzo's oil
Lorenzo's Oil describes the battle of educated parents to find a treatment for their son's disease - even when the professionals tell them that there is no treatment. The movie triggers questions like: "who's the specialist here? The medical care provider or the well educated and litterate researcher - even when there is no medical background" as well as the influence of Hollywood with it's demand for a happy end to the reality of medical conditions and their treatment (submitted by Christof Daetwyler) (edit)

Infectious Diseases

HIV/AIDS

Philadelphia
Tom Hanks plays an attorney suffering from AIDS while suing his former employer for descrimination. Very emotional depiction of the disease. (submitted by Ryan Baker) (edit)

Infectious Diseases

Hemorrhagic Fever

Outbreak
Movie about the epidemic of a hemorrhagic fever. May be used to discuss Ebola and the impact of a mobile society to contagious diseases. (submitted by Christof Daetwyler) (edit)

Neurology and Neurosurgery

Memory loss

Memento
This disturbing movie shows how dependent we are on the ability to remember things in order to take meaningful actions. (submitted by Christof Daetwyler) (edit)

Ophthalmology

Vision

Janela da Alma
This wonderful documentary has "vision" explained by people who know what they are talking about: filmmakers, photographers, poets and blinds (submitted by Christof Daetwyler) (edit)

Psychiatry

Schizophrenia

The Shining
This movie by Stanley Kubrick shows a paranoid shizophrenic Jack Nicholson in one of his best roles. (submitted by Christof Daetwyler) (edit)

Psychiatry

Schizophrenia

A Beautiful Mind
This film depicts the life of mathematician John Nash. Russell Crowe's portrayal of a schizophrenic genius gives a personal perspective on the disease, its implications and symptoms, and recovery. (submitted by Ryan Baker) (edit)

Psychiatry

Schizophrenia

The Matrix
The Matrix describes in a unique way a world where everyting is fake and only the hero (and a small group of other "survivers") are real. This mindset is kind of schizophrenic. (submitted by Christof Daetwyler) (edit)

Psychiatry

Autism

Rain Man
Dustin Hoffman gives a brilliant performance as an autistic (idiot savant) who fails to pick up on social conventions but is a master with manipulating mathetmatical concepts. His greedy brother Tom Cruise attempts to take advantage of his brother's singular skills to win at gambling. (submitted by Douglas Campbell) (edit)

Psychiatry

Autism

What's eating Gilbert Grape
Johnny Depp is struggling in family in which his father has killed himself, his mother is so obese that she cannot get out of her house, and his younger brother (Leanardo DiCaprio) is autistic (some think Down's Syndrome), which gives new meaning to the perils of going through adolescence. (submitted by Douglas Campbell) (edit)

Psychology

Conditioning

A Clockwork Orange
This disturbing movie about gangs and violence brings the topic to discussion "what to do with those violent criminals" and shows what may would happen if those criminals would be conditioned to not be able any more to react on insult and violence themselves. (submitted by Christof Daetwyler) (edit)

Psychology

Physician-patient interaction

The Doctor
William Hurt plays a doctor who begins to understand the problems of his patients when he himself is diagnosed and treated for cancer. (submitted by William Scavone) (edit)

Psychology

Substance Addiction

Requiem for a Dream
Extremely troubling movie illustrating different aspects and types of substance addiction and abuse. (submitted by Ryan Baker) (edit)

Psychology

Substance Addiction

Trainspotting
Depicts the lives of a group of friends in Ireland, most of whom are heroin addicts. (submitted by Ryan Baker) (edit)

Psychology

Substance Addiction

Leaving Las Vegas
Nicolas Cage is determined to drink himself into oblivion. Powerful imagery of the urge to drown in liquor. (submitted by Douglas Campbell) (edit)

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Created by Christof Daetwyler at the IML (Interactive Media Lab @ Dartmouth Medical School) in March 2004

SYSTEM / DISCIPLINE (sort by System)	CONDITION / DIAGNOSIS (sort by Condition)	MOVIE TITLE (sort by Title)
Anatomy	Nonspecific Diagnosis	Blue End Joseph Jernigan was executed and frozen - then cut into thin slices for the sake of scientific research. He became the "Visible Human". The film deals with ethics and the feelings of his family. German Article: http://www.thieme.de/viamedici/studienort_hamburg/aktuelles/blue_end.html (submitted by Philipp Kapp) (edit)
Anatomy	Nonspecific Diagnosis	Fantastic Voyage This Sci-Fi Movie from the year 1966 is about a miniaturized rescue team being injected in a mini-submarine into the body of a living human. Even if the anatomic facts depicted in this movie are not very accurate, watching the movie and discussing Anatomy is fun. (submitted by Christof Daetwyler) (edit)
Endocrionology and Metabolic Disease	Adrenoleukodystrophy	Lorenzo's oil Lorenzo's Oil describes the battle of educated parents to find a treatment for their son's disease - even when the professionals tell them that there is no treatment. The movie triggers questions like: "who's the specialist here? The medical care provider or the well educated and litterate researcher - even when there is no medical background" as well as the influence of Hollywood with it's demand for a happy end to the reality of medical conditions and their treatment (submitted by Christof Daetwyler) (edit)
Infectious Diseases	HIV/AIDS	Philadelphia Tom Hanks plays an attorney suffering from AIDS while suing his former employer for descrimination. Very emotional depiction of the disease. (submitted by Ryan Baker) (edit)
Infectious Diseases	Hemorrhagic Fever	Outbreak Movie about the epidemic of a hemorrhagic fever. May be used to discuss Ebola and the impact of a mobile society to contagious diseases. (submitted by Christof Daetwyler) (edit)
Neurology and Neurosurgery	Memory loss	Memento This disturbing movie shows how dependent we are on the ability to remember things in order to take meaningful actions. (submitted by Christof Daetwyler) (edit)
Ophthalmology	Vision	Janela da Alma This wonderful documentary has "vision" explained by people who know what they are talking about: filmmakers, photographers, poets and blinds (submitted by Christof Daetwyler) (edit)
Psychiatry	Schizophrenia	The Shining This movie by Stanley Kubrick shows a paranoid shizophrenic Jack Nicholson in one of his best roles. (submitted by Christof Daetwyler) (edit)
Psychiatry	Schizophrenia	A Beautiful Mind This film depicts the life of mathematician John Nash. Russell Crowe's portrayal of a schizophrenic genius gives a personal perspective on the disease, its implications and symptoms, and recovery. (submitted by Ryan Baker) (edit)
Psychiatry	Schizophrenia	The Matrix The Matrix describes in a unique way a world where everyting is fake and only the hero (and a small group of other "survivers") are real. This mindset is kind of schizophrenic. (submitted by Christof Daetwyler) (edit)
Psychiatry	Autism	Rain Man Dustin Hoffman gives a brilliant performance as an autistic (idiot savant) who fails to pick up on social conventions but is a master with manipulating mathetmatical concepts. His greedy brother Tom Cruise attempts to take advantage of his brother's singular skills to win at gambling. (submitted by Douglas Campbell) (edit)
Psychiatry	Autism	What's eating Gilbert Grape Johnny Depp is struggling in family in which his father has killed himself, his mother is so obese that she cannot get out of her house, and his younger brother (Leanardo DiCaprio) is autistic (some think Down's Syndrome), which gives new meaning to the perils of going through adolescence. (submitted by Douglas Campbell) (edit)
Psychology	Conditioning	A Clockwork Orange This disturbing movie about gangs and violence brings the topic to discussion "what to do with those violent criminals" and shows what may would happen if those criminals would be conditioned to not be able any more to react on insult and violence themselves. (submitted by Christof Daetwyler) (edit)
Psychology	Physician-patient interaction	The Doctor William Hurt plays a doctor who begins to understand the problems of his patients when he himself is diagnosed and treated for cancer. (submitted by William Scavone) (edit)
Psychology	Substance Addiction	Requiem for a Dream Extremely troubling movie illustrating different aspects and types of substance addiction and abuse. (submitted by Ryan Baker) (edit)
Psychology	Substance Addiction	Trainspotting Depicts the lives of a group of friends in Ireland, most of whom are heroin addicts. (submitted by Ryan Baker) (edit)
Psychology	Substance Addiction	Leaving Las Vegas Nicolas Cage is determined to drink himself into oblivion. Powerful imagery of the urge to drown in liquor. (submitted by Douglas Campbell) (edit)