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`Beautiful Mind' draws praise from health experts.(The Orange County Register)

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| February 01, 2002 | Liddane, Lisa | COPYRIGHT 2002 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Occasionally, a movie comes along that depicts mental illness realistically and comprehensively enough that the mental health community rewards it with an ovation.

That is the case for "A Beautiful Mind."

The film is based on a book chronicling the life of John Nash, a brilliant Nobel Prize- winning mathematician who battled schizophrenia.

"Russell Crowe (who played Nash) said when he accepted the Golden Globe for Best Actor that it's only a movie, but he has no idea about its impact on people," said Dona Constantine, executive director for the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill in Orange County, Calif.

"It's been phenomenal."

People have been calling and sending e-mail to NAMI, ...

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