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- Title
Can horror movies induce PTSD-like syndrome?
- Authors
de Araújo, Alexandre Xavier Gomes; Luz, Mariana Pires; Berger, William; Pagotto, Luiz Felipe; Figueira, Ivan; Mendlowicz, Mauro V.
- Abstract
We reported a case of a 10-year-old girl who developed a PTSD-like syndrome after watching a horror movie. After 6 years, the now 16-year-old patient still fulfilled the DSM-IV criteria for PTSD, except for the trauma itself. We reviewed the scientific literature for case reports of PTSD-like syndrome induced by horror movies and found 13 cases. In only two was the presence of the DSM criteria confirmed. Watching horror movies may thus trigger PTSD-like syndromes in vulnerable viewers.
- Subjects
HORROR films; SYNDROMES; SCIENTIFIC literature; MOTION pictures; LITERATURE reviews
- Publication
Revista Latinoamericana de Psicopatologia Fundamental, 2019, Vol 22, Issue 2, p360
- ISSN
1415-4714
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1415-4714.2019v22n2p360.11