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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. There is wide agreement that this is an appropriate topic for the encyclopedia regardless of the present state of the article. The suggestion of renaming the page can be followed up on the article talk page. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 23:12, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mental disorders in film[edit]

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Notability is in no way established through either a summary nor reliable sources. This article has numerous issues with a lack of reliable sources, formatting issues throughout, many incorrect links, etc. It's an overall mess. Factfanatic1 (talk) 19:31, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. Megan Barris (Lets talk📧) 19:36, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep Yes, the page is in miserable shape, but that's not a reason to delete. WP:SOFIXIT. Lack of notability of the subject would be reason to delete. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:44, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. A list of mental disorders in film seems as appropriate as many other lists currently existing on Wikipedia. As noted at the inauguration of this list in 2008, "A striking feature of the overwhelming majority of fictional (as distinct from documentary) film presentations of psychiatric disorders is the gross distortion of the phenomena ostensibly portrayed." As my own contribution to making this list more reliable, I have corrected nosological (diagnostic) names for psychiatric disorders listed and, as appropriate, have moved specific films to more appropriate diagnoses or – when aware of a film's speciousness – have deleted such films. Nihil novi (talk) 01:54, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. This is a notable concept and I think worthy of having a list. Poor quality and not sourcing isn't a reason to delete an article. WP:NOTFINISHED (essay). --Tom (LT) (talk) 08:15, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep Of the top of my head there's bound to be plenty to say about Psycho; Gas Light; One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; Rain Man and many more. Articles are expected to be imperfect and AfD is not cleanup. Andrew🐉(talk) 09:53, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep Blatantly notable topic, yes the article is in poor shape but that is no reason for deletion.★Trekker (talk) 16:14, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. It will take me a bit of time to read thru all that has been posted about possibly deleting this page, and the rules/guidelines for posting, so for now, I'd just like to say that I specifically searched for exactly this page this afternoon, so I hope it does not get deleted! My adult child has several mental health disorders, diagnosed early in childhood, and now at age 27 received a diagnosis of ASD. So, I am doing lots of reading and watching the two films that I was aware of. That's why I searched for this page. I've self-tested and had an LCSW type test me, so I'm certain that I am also an Asperger's type, and it explains a lot about me. I was only aware of the Temple Grandin and Rain Man films, so I am looking to see what else might exist. The content is definitely valuable and appropriate, so maybe there are other types of changes needed. I will try to get back here and spend some time reviewing, but the difficulties I have as a full time caregiver, and the collapsing I continually go thru make it hard for me to be very productive. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LaRaine Mae (talk • contribs) 21:27, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 07:13, 28 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Retitling the article to "List of mental disorders in film" seems an excellent idea. That could leave the current title, "Mental disorders in film", available for a new article discussing aspects of such films that are not discussed in this list (some were discussed originally in 2008 and much later). Nihil novi (talk) 00:02, 29 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
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