The stigma of mental illness: how you can use the media to reduce it

Psychiatry and the media

“…In many ways, as a profession, we get the media coverage that we deserve. The worst inventions of the media are paralleled by the history of bad ideas in psychiatry (Byrne, 2000b), perpetuated by the perennial shyness that psychiatrists have of the media (Salter & Byrne, 2000). Proactive approaches are successful.…”

Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of mental illness among staff in general medical facilities in Kenya: practice and policy implications

“…This is a back drop seen in other studies despite the majority of non-psychiatric health workers' understanding of biological and environmental factors in the causation of mental illness. [15][16][17] KAP on mental illness and stigma toward depression The wide variations in the levels of knowledge on mental illness are a reflection of different inputs in training. The administrators, although they may not be involved in clinical work and were few in the study sites, are in charge of policy decisions which in turn affects the practices followed within their areas of administration.…”

“…13 Stigmatising attitudes towards people with mental illness is also common among all classes of people in Europe and America. [15][16][17] Expressed negative opinions towards consumers of mental health services still occur -possibly due to the majority of the non-psychiatric health workers lacking the understanding of biological and environmental factors that cause mental illnesses. 15 These studies have also shown differences in the nature and extent of stigma attached to the various psychiatric illnesses by the different cadres of medical health workers.…”

“…15 These studies have also shown differences in the nature and extent of stigma attached to the various psychiatric illnesses by the different cadres of medical health workers. [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] This study therefore aimed to determine the knowledge of and attitude towards mental illness among hospital staff in general medical facilities. This information would be useful in the formulation of policy for training, management and service delivery on mental health issues in general medical facilities and add to the global data on the same subject.…”

Periodistas y reporteros gráficos como agentes de cambio en psiquiatría: Imágenes-denuncia para el recuerdo

“…En la actualidad, la relación entre los profesionales de la salud mental y los de la información, si bien posiblemente no es especialmente controvertida, sin embargo no está libre de algún reparo por parte de los primeros, habiéndose aconsejado (11) (11) diversas actitudes y estrategias tanto para favorecer la interrelación como otras dirigidas a objetivos específicos como puede ser la reducción del estigma asociado a la enfermedad mental (3)(4)(5).…”