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The communication of mental health information: A comparison of the opinions of experts and the public with mass media presentations
Author(s) -
Nunnally Jum
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 0005-7940
DOI - 10.1002/bs.3830020305
Subject(s) - mass media , speculation , mental health , psychology , public relations , public health , medicine , advertising , psychiatry , political science , nursing , business , finance
With the advent of television, the impact of information disseminated by such media upon the general public has aroused much interest and speculation. This study presents a comparison of the opinions about mental health problems held by experts (psychologists and psychiatrists) and the general public with the points of view expressed and portrayed in the mass media of communication. A content analysis of the media indicates that it presents ideas about mental health which are further removed from the opinions of experts than are the opinions held by the average man.