The Horror!: A Creative Framework for Teaching Psychopathology Via Metaphorical Analyses of Horror Films

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  1. Dept. of Psychiatry and Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ

    Anthony Tobia M.D., Thomas Draschil M.D., Domenick Sportelli D.O., Maria Katsamanis Psy.D., Stephanie Rosenberg B.F.A. & Jill M. Williams M.D.

  2. Dept. of Psychiatry and Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ

    Anthony Tobia M.D., Thomas Draschil M.D., Domenick Sportelli D.O., Maria Katsamanis Psy.D., Stephanie Rosenberg B.F.A. & Jill M. Williams M.D.

  3. Dept. of Theater, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY

    Anthony Tobia M.D., Thomas Draschil M.D., Domenick Sportelli D.O., Maria Katsamanis Psy.D., Stephanie Rosenberg B.F.A. & Jill M. Williams M.D.

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Tobia, A., Draschil, T., Sportelli, D. et al. The Horror!: A Creative Framework for Teaching Psychopathology Via Metaphorical Analyses of Horror Films. Acad Psychiatry 37, 131–136 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.12070134

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