WHAT DO PEOPLE THINK ABOUT THE MENTALLY-I LL - ANALYZING PRINTED MEDIA

Authors
HOFFMANNRICHTER U FINZEN A
Citation
U. Hoffmannrichter et A. Finzen, WHAT DO PEOPLE THINK ABOUT THE MENTALLY-I LL - ANALYZING PRINTED MEDIA, Nervenheilkunde, 17(2), 1998, pp. 64-69
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology",Psychiatry
Journal title
Nervenheilkunde → ACNP
ISSN journal
07221541
Volume
17
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
64 - 69
Database
ISI
SICI code
0722-1541(1998)17:2<64:WDPTAT>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
What do people think about the mentally ill? Population surveys are on e way to find this out. The analysis of the content of the media is an other. The authors have chosen to evaluate German language news papers on the background of the theory of social representations. They find typical patterns viewing mental illness and the mentally ill by interp retation. In order to discuss stigma and prejudice continuous observat ion and evaluation of popular images of mental illness are necessary.