Trends in newspaper coverage of mental illness in Canada: 2005-2010

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 107-112

  Whitley, Rob ^a   Berry, Sarah ^b  

^a DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Crime; Media; Mental health; Newspaper; Recovery; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; REHABILITATION CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; TREND STUDY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84874294753     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371305800208     Document Type: Article

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