Newspapers are a primary source of information about a variety of topics, including mental
illnesses. A study of 1999 newspapers revealed that dangerousness is the most common …

Because the public gets much of its knowledge of mental illness from the news media, it is
important to understand what those media report about mental illnesses. It is also useful to …

In this study, we examine newspaper coverage of mental illness in children and adults taken
from 6 weeks during a 1-year period. Articles were coded for (1) type of article;(2) types of …

The authors investigated the effect of reading a newspaper article reporting a violent crime
committed by a mental patient (target article) on attitudes toward people with mental …

Objectives: Much research suggests that the general public relies on the popular media as a
primary source of information about mental illness. We assessed the broad content of …

OBJECTIVES: Structural stigma and discrimination occur when an institution like a
newspaper, rather than an individual, promulgates stigmatizing messages about mental …

Objective: To evaluate a media intervention designed to improve one newspaper's portrayal
of mental illnesses, specifically, schizophrenia. The project was part of an international …

An analysis of media content in April 1993 found that two-thirds of items dealing with mental
health issues forged a link between mental illness and violence. Using some of this material …

Background: Mass media (eg, television news and entertainment programming, films and
newspapers) are a primary source for information about mental illnesses. Aims: The …

The Glasgow Media Group has published the first major study in this country on media
coverage of mental health (Philo, 1996). This research examines both the content of press …