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Newspaper coverage of mental illness in the UK, 1992-2008
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BACKGROUND: Recent years have seen a number of attempts to reduce the stigma related to mental illness; the media can play a significant role in perpetuating this stigma. This paper analyses trends in newspaper coverage of mental illness in the UK between 1992-2008 across a range of psychiatric diagnoses. METHODS: A content analysis was performed on a sample of articles (n = 1361) about mental illness in a range of UK newspapers in 1992, 2000, and 2008. RESULTS: There was a significant proportional reduction in negative articles about mental illness between 1992 and 2008, and a significant increase in articles explaining psychiatric disorders. Coverage improved for depression but remained largely negative for schizophrenia. CONCLUSIONS: Newspaper coverage of mental illness became less stigmatising overall in the 1990s and 2000s, but this was not true for all diagnoses.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Goulden, R., Corker, E., Evans-Lacko, S., Rose, D., Thornicroft, G., & Henderson, C.
- Affiliations
- King's College London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Goulden, Robert
- ORCID
- Venue
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2011-10-12
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 796-796
- ISSN
- 1471-2458 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3205064
- OpenAlex
- W2011287732
- Cited by
- 104
- References
- 27
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- FWCI
- 3.92
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- BMC Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Portal (King's College London) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- Comic Relief
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- King's College London
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Communication › Journalism and Media Studies
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Medical Terminology › Medical Research and Practices
- Keywords
- mental illness, media coverage, newspaper articles, stigma, mental health stigma, depression, schizophrenia, psychiatric diagnosis, British press
- MeSH terms
- Mental Disorders, Depressive Disorder, United Kingdom, Health Promotion, Humans, Newspapers as Topic, Public Opinion, Stereotyping, Health Communication
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