A diagnosis of mental illness is most formidable obstacle

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Since the beginning of the movie age, from The Cabinet if Dr. Caligari to Terminator 2, from Silence of the Lambs to a Beautiful Mind, mentally ill people and their treatment have been the subject of some of Hollywood's most popular and influential films. According to the Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health, the shame and embarrassment caused by the stigma that surrounds a diagnosis of mental illness is the "most formidable obstacle of future progress in the arena of mental illness and health."
Are people with psychological disorders fairly portrayed in the mass media? Why or why not?

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