What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

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00:00 Intro

01:32 Diagnosing Celebrities

07:39 Diagnosing Fictional Characters

14:00 Boundaries With Patients

18:50 Silver Linings Playbook

20:47 Self Diagnosis

27:54 Reaction Videos

32:40 CBT vs. DBT

40:50 Medication

51:10 Talk Therapy

52:48 “Mania”

54:48 The Body Keeps The Score

57:55 Who Should People Call?

1:03:40 Online Therapy + AI

1:08:16 Reality TV

1:10:20 Psychiatrists With Issues

1:13:27 Famous Psychiatrists

1:18:47 Good Will Hunting

1:25:47 MrBeast

1:27:30 The Joker

1:31:54 Snake Oil

1:34:25 Labeling Your Ex

1:36:36 Primary Care Problems

1:40:00 Couples Therapy + Divorce

1:44:35 Misconceptions

1:46:40 The Bear + Adolescence + The Future

1:52:36 Should You Become A Psychiatrist?

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