Gendered portraits of depression in Swedish newspapers

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 962-973

  Bengs, Carita ^a   Johansson, Eva ^a   Danielsson, Ulla ^a   Lehti, Arja ^a   Hammarström, Anne ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depression; Experiences; Gender; Illness and disease; Media

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; MASS MEDIUM; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEREOTYPY; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWSPAPERS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF EFFICACY; STEREOTYPING; SWEDEN;

EID: 45249124712     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732308319825     Document Type: Article

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