University of South Alabama
ES492: Science in the Movies
Lecture 13: Patch Adams (1998)
Presented by: Ashley Joellenbeck
Discussion Questions
1. Were the various diseases portrayed in a realistic
manner?
2. Did Carin have to die? How did her death affect Patch?
3. What made Patch a good doctor? Would you trust a
doctor like him?
4. Could a medical student get away with Patch’s
behavior (legally)?
5. Did Robin Williams’ death affect your opinion of this
movie? If so, how?
6. Would you watch this movie again?
Sources
http://www.allaboutdepression.com/cau_02.html
http://www.schizophrenia.com/research/schiz.brain.htm
http://coloradorecovery.com/what-is-schizophrenia-subpage
http://www.human-memory.net/brain_neurons.html
http://keepkidssafe.org/effects-of-child-abuse/
https://liveto110.com/the-emotional-causes-of-cancer/
http://www.cancer.net/navigating-cancer-care/how-cancer-treated/chemotherapy/side-effects-chemotherapy
https://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/publication/part-1-basics-healthy-brain/changing-brain-healthy-aging
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-origins-of-suicidal-brains/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-empathic-brain/201307/inside-the-mind-psychopath-empathicnot-always
https://www.emilyprogram.com/blog/how-eating-disorders-affect-the-neurobiology-of-the-brain
https://bbrfoundation.org/frequently-asked-questions-about-obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd
http://brainblogger.com/2015/01/24/how-does-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-change-the-brain/
https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugs-brains-behavior-science-addiction/drugs-brain
http://www.brainfacts.org/diseases-disorders/psychiatric-disorders/articles/2012/tourette-syndrome/
http://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/autism/autism3.htm
http://www.ldonline.org/article/14907/
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omnia
http://www.dana.org/News/Details.aspx?id=42895
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