Schizophrenia in Print, Digital, and Audiovisual Media: Trends, Topics, and Results From an Anti-Stigma Intervention Targeting Media Professionals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Negative portrayals of schizophrenia in media can prompt the condition's stigmatization. However, because research on language stigmatizing schizophrenia has focused on paper-based media, its results have limited generalizability to contemporary media. Also, research on interventions to guide media professionals in accurately depicting schizophrenia has been scarce. The present study had two aims: (1) to assess how print, web, and radio/TV news media in Sweden portray schizophrenia and (2) to evaluate a campaign targeting media professionals' responses to information about schizophrenia and the consequences of stigmatizing language.

Study design

Using data from Retriever's database, considering media types and topics, the terms "schizophrenia" and "schizophrenic"

SUBMITTER: Holmberg C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11207655 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature