News media portrayal of mental illness: Implications for public policy

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1594-1600

  Wahl, Otto F ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Media depiction; Mental health; Mental illness; News coverage; Public policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042708035     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764203254615     Document Type: Article

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