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With the recent phenomenal success of the K-Drama "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" (starring Park EunBin and Kang TaeOh), series or films depicting mental pathologies are coming back to the fore. Many K-Dramas have tried the thorny exercise of interpreting a psychological or psychiatric illness, and some succeeded well.
We have selected ten K-Dramas that represent diverse and sometimes misunderstood pathologies. Let's take a look at this list!
1. "Good Doctor" = Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
KBS
Synopsis: Being an autistic savant, Park ShiOn was able to finish medical school with distinction. He excelled in his field due to his exceptional medical skills, but he struggles with his interpersonal skills when it comes to interacting with his patients and superiors. However, his fellow doctors support him during his difficult times. With his exceptional skills and dedication, can Park ShiOn still be considered a great pediatrician due to his systemic discrimination and bias?
Cast: Joo Won, Moon ChaeWon, Joo SangWook, Kim MinSeo.
KBS
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is, according to Britannica, is "any of a group of neurobiological disorders that are characterized by deficits in social interaction and communication and by abnormalities in behaviors, interests, and activities. In 1911 Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler coined the term autism (from the Greek autos, meaning “self”), using it to describe the withdrawal into the self that he observed in patients affected by schizophrenic disorders. In the subsequent decades, several autism-like disorders also were identified, result
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