Abstract:As discourse around mental illness (MI) becomes more common in popular media, little is known about stress responses to such depictions. In particular, personal narratives (e.g., first-person accounts) of MI are becoming more prevalent across social media. As individuals access social media at increasing rates, understanding how these accounts may impact individuals' stress responses is important. The current study compared 15 high-salience individuals (siblings of individuals with mental illness; sibs-MI) to … Show more
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