Effects of stigmatizing media coverage on stigma measures, self-esteem, and affectivity in persons with depression – an experimental controlled trial

Stigmatization of people with mental illness is still a significant problem even in Western society. Media is an important vector for public messaging that may lead to stigma (and potentially counteract it). T...

Source: BMC Psychiatry - May 7, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Nele Cornelia Goepfert, Steffen Conrad von Heydendorff, Harald Dre ßing and Josef Bailer Tags: Research article Source Type: research