Genetic optimism: Framing genes and mental illness in the news

Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 225-247

  Conrad, Peter ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetics; Mental illness; News media; Science reporting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MENTAL DISEASE;

GENETICS; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; MENTAL DISORDERS;

EID: 0035374920     PISSN: 0165005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010690427114     Document Type: Article

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