When Did It Become Okay to Misuse Mental Illness for Profit?
Haven’t we moved on from this outdated view of mental illness? The amnesic Finding Nemo character, the ankle smashing psychotic of Misery, the bunny boiling of Glen Close in Fatal Attraction, to name but a few. Flicking through this week’s edition of the New Scientist magazine, I came across an article about a gaming software company who actively chose to exploit psychosis for their main character. Ninja Theory, sought advice from a noted behavioural and clinical psychiatrist