How Long to Read Cinema's Sinister Psychiatrists

How Long Does it Take to Read Cinema's Sinister Psychiatrists?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 24 minutes to read Cinema's Sinister Psychiatrists by Sharon Packer, M.D.

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Film history is merged with psychiatric history seamlessly, to show how and why bad depictions of mind doctors (especially hypnotists) occur in early film, long before Hannibal Lecter burst upon the scene. The German Expressionist Dr. Caligari is not cinema's first psychotic charlatan, but he launches the stereotype of screen psychiatrists who are sicker than their patients. Many film psychiatrists function as political metaphors, while many more reflect real life clinical controversies. This book discusses films with diabolical drugging, unethical experimentation, involuntary incarceration, sexual exploitation, lobotomies, "shock schlock," conspiracy theories and military medicine, to show how fact informs fantasy, and when fantasy trumps reality. Traditional asylum thrillers changed after hospital stays shortened and laws protected people against involuntary commitment. Except for six short "golden years" from 1957 to 1963, portrayals of bad psychiatrists far outnumber good ones and this book tells how and why that was.

How long is Cinema's Sinister Psychiatrists?

Cinema's Sinister Psychiatrists by Sharon Packer, M.D. is 257 pages long, and a total of 66,049 words.

This makes it 87% the length of the average book. It also has 81% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Cinema's Sinister Psychiatrists Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours to read Cinema's Sinister Psychiatrists aloud.

What Reading Level is Cinema's Sinister Psychiatrists?

Cinema's Sinister Psychiatrists is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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