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Medical Students Profile Middle-Earth's Gollum

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the he's-gotta-be-in-my-family-tree-somewhere dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Several medical students and a lecturer in 'old age psychiatry' have written up their analysis and final diagnosis of Gollum in the British Medical Journal. Other readers note the possibility of metal toxicity from the One Ring in their Rapid Responses." Hopefully everyone has had a few days off to 'Research' this by watching RotK's extended cut.

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  1. Re:Erm.. by sailforsingapore · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Let the students have their fun. I'm sure this study was done with tongue firmly planted in cheek.

  2. My personal conclusion... by Faust7 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Gollum suffers from a severe case of being a book/movie character with behavior patterns that may have some similarities to real-world ailments, but which are ultimately artificial constructs of Tolkein's/Jackson's minds and therefore fruitless to "research." :D

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  3. Re:Erm.. by blike · · Score: 4, Insightful

    No need to get your panties in a wad, they're not "being silly".

    No one is saying that the author intentionally characterized Gollum with a certain disorder in mind. It was an excercise in psychiatry. If a human presented with these signs, this is how they would approach it.