I think he might actually be a better Batman. Thinking of when he retuned from the past, he realized the need for having help and thus Batman, Inc. was born.
Great article. A month ago I wrote a blog about the comic book portrayal (or lack thereof) of mental health treatment in general. I agree that mental health treatment is either negatively portrayed (with characters like Hugo Strange and Harley Quinn) or completely ignored. I would really appreciate some positive depictions of comic book characters getting treatment, whether that is for substance abuse (*cough* Tony Stark) or PTSD. Or even with depression or bereavement. We all know there's enough death in comic books for people to need some therapy.
And about Dissociative Identity Disorder, there's actually some debate as to whether it is an actual disorder. Personally, I believe so it exists, but there is talk of it being a "fake" disorder, which might be due to its sensational nature and media portrayal.
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