Data-mining analysis of media frame effects on social perception of schizophrenia renaming in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2011, Korean Neuropsychiatric Association renamed schizophrenia from 'mind split disorder' ('Jungshinbunyeolbyung' in Korean) to 'attunement disorder' ('Johyeonbyung' in Korean), in a strategic way to reduce social stigma toward people with schizophrenia. However, there remains an elusive consensus that how the renaming effort has contributed to changes in the social perception of schizophrenia in Korea.

Methods

With this regard, we explored whether media frames alter the social perception, in ways of respecting or disrespecting schizophrenia patients before and after the renaming. This study extensively investigated media keywords related to schizophrenia across the time by applying both language and epidemiologic analyses.

Results

In results, the media

SUBMITTER: Kim IB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10683161 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature