Mental illness in Disney animated films

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 310-314

  Lawson, Andrea ^a   Fouts, Gregory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Children; Media; Mental illness; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 2642550538     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370404900506     Document Type: Article

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