Abstract
As the media continues to grow in the power and influence it holds, it is imperative that its themes be interrogated and grappled with. In that same vein, as the American Psychiatric Association and the World Health Organisation continue to release reviewed and reworked versions of their diagnostic manuals – the DSM and the ICD respectively – their effects on diagnosis and their effectiveness as manuals must also be examined. The present study is thus an exploration of these two different influences in two different worlds that contain more intersections than one may at first suppose. I complete this study by examining portrayals of bipolar disorder specifically in Euphoria and Shameless, while also conducting reviews of the diagnostic criteria of Bipolar 1 and Bipolar 2 in the DSM and the ICD.
Advisor
Hayward, Jennifer
Second Advisor
Karazsia, Bryan
Department
Global Media and Digital Studies; Psychology
Recommended Citation
Mungoshi, Mudiwa, "House of Double-Sided Mirrors, But Who’s on the Other Side: An Examination of the Portrayals of Bipolar Disorder in Euphoria and Shameless" (2023). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 11705.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/11705
Disciplines
Film and Media Studies | Psychology
Keywords
Bipolar Disorder, Social Media, Euphoria, Shameless, DSM, ICD, Mental Health
Publication Date
2023
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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