The picture of mental health/illness in the printed media in three Central European countries

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-40

  Nawková, Lucie ^a   Nawka, Alexander ^a   Adámková, Tereza ^a   Rukavina, Tea Vukui ^b   Holcnerová, Petra ^a   Kuzman, Martina Rojni ^c   Jovanovi, Nikolina ^c   Brborovi, Ognjen ^b   Bednárová, Bibiána ^a   Uchová, Svetlana ^a   Miovsk, Michal ^a   Raboch, Ji ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; SLOVAKIA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; MENTAL DISORDERS; PUBLIC OPINION; SLOVAKIA; STEREOTYPING; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84856317459     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2011.571341     Document Type: Review

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