▁within ▁traditional ▁ther apy , ▁according ▁to ▁Dr . ▁Bruce ▁Sk al are w , ▁a ▁ps y cho anal yst ▁and ▁psych iat rist . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁co - ch air ▁of ▁the ▁Forum ▁for ▁Ps y cho anal yt ic ▁Study ▁of ▁Film . ▁ ▁Cin em ather apy ▁( one ▁word ) ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁self - help ▁for ▁women ▁using ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁mov ies ▁was ▁popular ized ▁by ▁the ▁hum orous ▁series ▁by ▁Nancy ▁P es ke ▁and ▁B ever ly ▁West . ▁Cin em ather apy ▁inspired ▁a ▁wra par ound ▁television ▁show ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁on ▁Rom ance ▁Class ics ▁( l ater ▁Women ' s ▁Entertainment ). ▁ ▁Films ▁or ▁mov ies ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁cinema ▁ther apy ▁categories ▁and ▁mov ies ▁are : ▁ ▁Other ▁categories ▁include ▁cop ing ▁with ▁pre jud ice , ▁child hood ▁tra uma , ▁e ating ▁dis orders , ▁suic ide , ▁family ▁issues ▁and ▁relationships , ▁loss , ▁psych ological ▁thr iller , ▁and ▁gay ▁and ▁les bian ▁relationships . ▁ ▁C lin ical ▁out comes ▁Bey ond ▁the ▁entertain ment ▁value ▁of ▁leaving ▁isolated ▁hospital ▁w ards ▁to ▁view ▁films , ▁it ▁is ▁increasing ly ▁believed ▁that ▁patient ' s ▁recovery ▁is ▁improved ▁by ▁view ing ▁" fe el - good " ▁films , ▁or ▁ones ▁that ▁make ▁the ▁patient ▁laugh . ▁ ▁Adams ▁and ▁Mc Gu ire ▁( 1 9 8 6 ) ▁found ▁that ▁elder ly ▁residents ▁living ▁in ▁a ▁long -