Does Joker have Pseudobulbar Affect? | Pathological Laughter & PBA

This video answers the questions: Does Joker (2019) have pseudobulbar affect (PBA)? Does the movie Joker accurately depict pseudobulbar affect? How is pathological laughter treated? Is PBA a mental disorder?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3849173/

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Lochhead, J. D., Nelson, M. A., & Maguire, G. A. (2018). Pseudobulbar Affect Versus Depression: Issues in Diagnosis and Treatment. Psychiatric Times, 35(7), 22–23. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com.mylibrary.wilmu.edu

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