Editing Schizophrenia (section)

=== Cultural depictions ===
Media coverage, especially movies, reinforce the public perception of an association between schizophrenia and violence.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Fazel S, Gulati G, Linsell L, Geddes JR, Grann M | title = Schizophrenia and violence: systematic review and meta-analysis | journal = PLOS Medicine | volume = 6 | issue = 8 | pages = e1000120 | date = August 2009 | pmid = 19668362 | pmc = 2718581 | doi = 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000120 | doi-access = free }}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> A majority of movies have historically depicted characters with schizophrenia as criminal, dangerous, violent, unpredictable and homicidal, and depicted delusions and hallucinations as the main symptoms of schizophrenic characters, ignoring other common symptoms,<ref name= Owen2012>{{cite journal |vauthors=Owen PR |title=Portrayals of schizophrenia by entertainment media: a content analysis of contemporary movies |journal=Psychiatr Serv |volume=63 |issue=7 |pages=655–9 |date=July 2012 |pmid=22555313 |doi=10.1176/appi.ps.201100371}}</ref> furthering stereotypes of schizophrenia including the idea of a split personality.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Katschnig H |title=Psychiatry's contribution to the public stereotype of schizophrenia: Historical considerations |journal=J Eval Clin Pract |volume=24 |issue=5 |pages=1093–1100 |date=October 2018 |pmid=30112785 |pmc=6174929 |doi=10.1111/jep.13011 }}</ref>

The book ''[[A Beautiful Mind (book)|A Beautiful Mind]]'' chronicled the life of [[John Forbes Nash]] who had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and won the [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences]]. The book was made into a [[A Beautiful Mind (film)|film with the same name]]; an earlier documentary film was ''[[A Brilliant Madness]]''.

In the UK, guidelines for reporting conditions and award campaigns have shown a reduction in negative reporting since 2013.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Chen M, Lawrie S |title=Newspaper depictions of mental and physical health. |journal=BJPsych Bulletin |volume=41 |issue=6 |pages=308–313 |date=December 2017 |pmid=29234506 |doi=10.1192/pb.bp.116.054775|pmc=5709678 }}</ref>

In 1964 a [[case study]] of three males diagnosed with schizophrenia who each had the delusional belief that they were [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]] was published as ''[[The Three Christs of Ypsilanti]]''; a film with the title ''[[Three Christs]]'' was released in 2020.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Dyga K, Stupak R | title = Ways of understanding of religious delusions associated with a change of identity on the example of identification with Jesus Christ. | journal=Psychiatria Polska | date = 28 February 2018 | volume = 52 | issue = 1 | pages = 69–80 | doi=10.12740/PP/64378 | pmid=29704415| doi-access = free }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Dein S, Littlewood R | title = Religion and psychosis: a common evolutionary trajectory? | journal = Transcultural Psychiatry | date = July 2011 | volume = 48 | issue = 3 | pages =318–335 | doi = 10.1177/1363461511402723 | pmid = 21742955| s2cid = 12991391 }}</ref>