The Role of a Movie in Treating Children and Adolescents with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Specific Phobia

Authors

  • Alexandru GHERMAN “Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca. Department of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, 6 Louis Pasteur, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania.
  • Elena PREDESCU “Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca. Pediatric Psychiatry Department, Ospatariei Street, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania.
  • Felicia IFTENE “Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca. Pediatric Psychiatry Department, Ospatariei Street, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania.
  • Andrei ACHIMAS CADARIU “Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca. Department of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, 6 Louis Pasteur, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania.

Keywords:

Movie, Psychotherapy, Obsessive compulsive disorder, Phobia, Anti-stigma.

Abstract

Multimedia has become an extremely useful tool in the treatment of psychic disorders.  Virtual reality programs and movies are usually used for this purpose. After 1990 cinema therapy has increasingly been used in psychological counseling and psychotherapy. This paper evaluates the opinion of specialists in child psychology regarding the use of a short movie in treating children with obsessive compulsive disorder and specific phobia. We made a short movie about an event in the life of two adolescents with psychic disorders. 123 Cluj-Napoca psychologists and psychotherapists watched the movie and filled in a questionnaire. Their answers revealed that 80% considered that this short movie could be successfully employed in treating children with psychic disorders. Most respondents considered the movie useful in desensitization or cognitive behavioral psychotherapy.

Published

20.04.2011

How to Cite

1.
GHERMAN A, PREDESCU E, IFTENE F, ACHIMAS CADARIU A. The Role of a Movie in Treating Children and Adolescents with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Specific Phobia. Appl Med Inform [Internet]. 2011 Apr. 20 [cited 2025 Jan. 14];22(1, 2):47-51. Available from: https://ami.info.umfcluj.ro/index.php/AMI/article/view/117

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1, 2 (2008)

Section

Articles

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