Images of mental illness in the media: Identifying gaps in the research

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 543-561

  Stout, Patricia A ^a   Villegas, Jorge ^b   Jennings, Nancy A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Film; Magazines; Media; Mental illness; Newspapers; Stigma; Television

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; FILM; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH; REVIEW; STIGMA; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 10344262949     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.schbul.a007099     Document Type: Review

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