Newspaper reporting on schizophrenia: A content analysis of five national newspapers at two time points

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 98, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 178-183

  Clement, Sarah ^a   Foster, Nena ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Media; Newspaper; Press; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VIOLENCE;

GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; JOURNALISM, MEDICAL; NEWSPAPERS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLISHING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 37049021801     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2007.09.028     Document Type: Article

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