Movies and matters of the mind- portrayal of psychiatric illnesses in Bollywood over last two decades: A content analysis.

AIM: to analyze Bollywood movies depicting psychiatric illnesses, released in last two decades, on content and scientific accuracy. METHODOLOGY: Google search was done to compile a list of Bollywood movies portraying psychiatric illnesses. Each movie was screened for character details, symptoms, diagnosis, and accuracy of depiction. RESULTS: Twenty-eight movies were analyzed. Most characters were middle-aged, unmarried, employed, and affluent. Most common symptom was aggression and diagnosis was Schizophrenia. Treatment-seeking was low and common outcome was deterioration. CONCLUSION: Bollywood's depiction of psychiatric illnesses differs from research evidence in many aspects. Greater alignment between cinematic portrayal and research evidence is needed.

Portrayal of illicit drug use in bollywood movies over the last two decades: A content analysis.

AIM: to analyse Bollywood movies depicting illicit drug use, released in last two decades, based on their content. METHODOLOGY: Online movie databases, source books and blogs were accessed along with Google search to compile a list of movies portraying illicit drug use in at least one character. Each movie was screened twice for details of character and drug use pattern. RESULTS: Total 22 movies depicting 25 characters were included in analysis. Majority of characters were male, young, students and affluent. Intoxication was the commonest state and social adversities were most common complications depicted. Treatment seeking was low and most common outcome was death. CONCLUSION: Cinematic depiction of drug use may promote some misconceptions among viewers. Alignment of cinematization with scientific knowledge is needed.

Gender-Based Disparities in Academic Productivity Arise During Neurosurgery Residency: A Systematic Review.

BACKGROUND: Although female neurosurgery residents are increasing, women remain underrepresented in academic leadership. OBJECTIVES: To assess academic productivity differences between male and female neurosurgery residents. METHODS: We used the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education records to obtain 2021-2022 recognized neurosurgery residency programs. Gender was dichotomized into male/female by male-presenting/female-presenting status. Extracted variables included degrees/fellowships from institutional websites, number of preresidency and total publications from PubMed, and h -indices from Scopus. Extraction occurred from March to July 2022. Residency publication number and h- indices were normalized by postgraduate year. Linear regression analyses were conducted to assess factors associated with numbers of in-residency publications. P < .05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: Of 117 accredited programs, 99 had extractable data. Information from 1406 residents (21.6% female) was successfully collected. 19 687 and 3261 publications were evaluated for male residents and female residents, respectively. Male and female residents' median preresidency publication numbers did not significantly differ (M:3.00 [IQR 1.00-8.50] vs F:3.00 [IQR 1.00-7.00], P = .09), nor did their h -indices. However, male residents had significantly higher median residency publications than female residents (M:1.40 [IQR 0.57-3.00] vs F:1.00 [IQR 0.50-2.00], P < .001). On multivariable linear regression, male residents (odds ratio [OR] 2.05, 95% CI 1.68-2.50, P < .001) and residents with more preresidency publications (OR 1.17, 95% CI 1.16-1.18, P < .001) had higher likelihood of publishing more during residency, controlling for other covariates. CONCLUSION: Without publicly available, self-identified gender designation for each resident, we were limited to review/designate gender based on male-presenting/female-presenting status from gender conventions of names/appearance. Although not an ideal measurement, this helped show that during neurosurgical residency, male residents publish significantly more than female counterparts. Given similar preresidency h- indices and publication records, this is unlikely explained by differences in academic aptitude. In-residency gender barriers to academic productivity must be acknowledged and addressed to improve female representation within academic neurosurgery.