Film characters suffering from cabin fever can make for some truly terrifying- and memorable- movie scenes. But is that isolation-induced disorder a real condition, or simply something screenwriters use to kickstart the plot? Laci looked at the science and has the answer.
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Psychiatric Effects of Solitary Confinement
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Solitary confinement—that is the confinement of a prisoner alone in a cell for all, or nearly all, of the day with minimal environmental stimulation and minimal opportunity for social interaction—can cause severe psychiatric harm.
48 Hours in Solitary Confinement: 'The Worst Part Is the Screaming'
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"I honestly thought it would be much easier. Forty-eight hours without emails, phone calls or work: It sounded vaguely appealing, even."
Torture: The Use of Solitary Confinement in U.S. Prisons
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"What is Solitary Confinement?:
In the early nineteenth century, the U.S. led the world in a new practice of imprisoning people in solitary cells, without access to any human contact or stimulation, as a method of rehabilitation."
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