Analysis of The Movie "Patch Adams" using Communication Models.

The analysis of the movie Patch Adams: Is humor the best medicine? Patch Adams is a movie that is based on a true story. It is about a man who has experienced many things in his lifetime, from being institutionalized in a psychiatric ward of a hospital to being a well-respected doctor that heals and calms many people with humor. This movie portrays many aspects of health communication that we have discussed in this class, …showed first 75 words of 1969 total…

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