Media & Mental Health
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Media & Mental Health

Using Mass Media to Reduce the Stigma of Mental Illness

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Media & Mental Health

Using Mass Media to Reduce the Stigma of Mental Illness

About this book

The mass media are an important source of information about mental health, yet television shows, news stories, social media posts, and other media fare often perpetuate stereotypes and misunderstandings about mental illness. For 70 years, scholars in media studies, psychology, sociology, and other fields have investigated media representations of mental illness and how exposure to media content informs people's beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors related to mental health. Despite the attention, little progress has been made in changing these messages and mitigating negative outcomes.

Enter Media & Mental Health. This book flips the issue on its head, examining the question: Can the problem be a solution? Informed by budding lines of research from media studies, psychology, and other fields, this book discusses ways in which television, music, movies, news, social media, and other mass media fare may challenge the stigmatization of mental illness. It contains insight that is valuable for both academic and lay audiences, including "best practices" for mental health professionals, activists, and organizations to help reduce stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination and to improve public understanding of this oft-misunderstood part of the human experience.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Introduction. The Problem Can Be a Solution
  4. 1 When We Talk about Stigma
  5. 2 A History of Violence: Mental Illness in the Media
  6. 3 “Us” and “Them”: Media & Stigma
  7. 4 Where It Starts: Understanding the Creation of Media Content
  8. 5 Shaping the Agenda: Making Mental Health a “Top Issue”
  9. 6 The Power of Celebrity: How Our Identification with Media Characters and Personalities Can Combat Stigma
  10. 7 Meet John: Using Mediated Contact to Challenge Stereotypes
  11. 8 People Like Me: How Social Media Can Connect Us with Communities
  12. 9 Protest: Calling for Change Via News and Social Media
  13. 10 Educating the Masses: The Potential of Media and Mental Health Literacy
  14. 11 Walk in My Digital Shoes: Using Games & VR to Nurture Empathy
  15. 12 The Song (No Longer) Remains the Same: Mental Health Messages in Music
  16. 13 What Can We Do? Conclusions and Action Items
  17. Index
  18. Series Index