News Media Portrayal of Mental Illness
Implications for Public Policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4869176 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Otto F Wahl (0000-0003-3041-8355, George Mason University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1594-1600 |
| Publication date | 2003-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002764203254615 |
| OpenAlex | W2151418169 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 39 |
| References cited | 7 |
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 theme of stories about mental illnesses. In contrast, stories of recovery or accomplishment were found to be rare. The ratio of negative to positive stories involving mental illness decreased between 1989 and 1999, but negative stories continued to far outnumber positive ones. The potential influence of these patterns of news coverage on public attitudes and public policy are discussed
Media studies · Mental health · Mental illness · Newspaper · Political science · Politics · Psychiatry · Public opinion · Sociology · Theme (computing) · Variety (cybernetics) · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 39 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2.17 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 37 |