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Thank "Gout" It's Not True: Fictional Depictions in Film and TV
Season 1 · Episode 18

Thank "Gout" It's Not True: Fictional Depictions in Film and TV

Rheum Advisor on Air

March 26, 202111m 31s

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Show Notes

Messages and characters portrayed through film, television, and digital media have far-reaching effects and consequences on society. For many decades, the onscreen portrayal of gout has promoted inaccurate beliefs about its causes and management, such as self-indulgence and social status, as well as an association with humor, shame, and embarrassment. Subsequently, these misrepresentations have negatively affected the mental health and quality of life of patients with gout.

How can rheumatologists and providers address the issue?

This episode features Nehad Soloman, MD, a rheumatologist at Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates, and Christina Derksen, one of the study authors on a paper about the fictional depictions of gout in film and television, published in BMC Rheumatology.