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Old Jan 08, 2008, 09:47 AM
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> A Beautiful Mind (schizophrenia)

I heard yesterday a claim that this movie had been altered in two ways from the real story:

1. Visual hallucinations in the movie as opposed to auditory ones in reality. Supposedly easier to portray in a movie;

2. Alleged that the man took and was helped by psychotropic drugs, whereas in reality he did NOT take them after a very early period in his experience (~1970) and that his recovery (to the extent that it did take place) was NOT due to such drugs.

I believe that the link that I heard this on is:

http://www.jackstreet.com/jackstreet/wpsy.dr.karonE.cfm
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