Use of the terms 'schizophrenia' and 'schizophrenic' in the South Korean news media: A content analysis of newspapers and news programs in the last 10 years

Psychiatry Investigation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-24

  Park, Jun Hyun ^a   Choi, Young Min ^a   Kim, Bongseog ^a   Lee, Dong Woo ^a   Gim, Min Sook ^a  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Attunement disorder; Guideline; Media; Schizophrenia; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAZARD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; POSITIVE SYNDROME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCREENING TEST; SOUTH KOREA; TELEVISION; VIOLENCE; WEB BROWSER;

EID: 84863249582     PISSN: 17383684     EISSN: 19763026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4306/pi.2012.9.1.17     Document Type: Article

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