Use of Schizophrenia as a Metaphor in U.S. Newspapers

Duckworth, Kenneth; Halpern, John H.; Schutt, Russell K.; Gillespie, Christopher

doi:10.1176/appi.ps.54.10.1402

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“…[4][5][6][7] Such articles are published at a higher rate than that for physical illness. 8 Of these, schizophrenia and psychosis are focused on stigmatization from mass media articles, [9][10][11][12] and had the highest rate of negative contexts compared with other psychiatric diseases. 9,11 As schizophrenia is thought to be one of the most stigmatized diseases compared with physical and psychiatric diseases, more appropriate information along with positive and recovery-oriented impressions through mass media are mandatory to promote early detection and care for young people suffering from schizophrenia and psychosis.…”

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Effect of Name Change of Schizophrenia on Mass Media Between 1985 and 2013 in Japan: A Text Data Mining Analysis

Koike

Yamaguchi

Ojio

et al. 2015

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Effect of Name Change of Schizophrenia on Mass Media Between 1985 and 2013 in Japan: A Text Data Mining Analysis

Koike

Yamaguchi

Ojio

et al. 2015

SCHBUL

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“…Por esse raciocínio, os transtornos mentais hoje teriam mais chances de aparecerem como metáforas nos meios de comunicação de massa, tanto pelo estigma que carregam como pela menor compreensão que a medicina tem sobre eles em relação aos seus outros objetos de estudo. Em uma ampla análise de jornais norte-americanos, foi observado que a esquizofrenia substituiu o câncer como metáfora nos veículos estudados e que esse uso impróprio contribui para a perpetuação do estigma e da falta de compreensão sobre esse transtorno psicótico 29 .…”

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O estigma da esquizofrenia na mídia: um levantamento de notícias publicadas em veículos brasileiros de grande circulação

Guarniero¹,

Bellinghini²,

Gattaz³

2012

Rev. psiquiatr. clín.

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ResumoContexto: O estigma que pesa sobre as doenças psiquiátricas é o mais forte impedimento para que o paciente busque tratamento, mais até que a di culdade de acesso aos serviços de saúde. A esquizofrenia também é a doença mais usada hoje como metáfora na mídia, aparecendo rotineiramente associada a crimes e violência. Objetivos: Avaliação da presença do estigma estrutural na mídia brasileira por meio do levantamento de notícias em imprensa e internet que utilizam o termo "esquizofrenia" e correlatos ("esquizofrênico/a") sob três aspectos: (a) uso médico e cientí co; (b) atribuição do diagnóstico de esquizofrenia a suspeitos de crimes com pouco ou nenhum rigor médico ou cientí co; (c) uso metafórico. Métodos: O estudo foi realizado em três etapas: levantamento de notícias, classi cação dos itens encontrados e análise do contexto em que foram publicados. O levantamento foi realizado em dois períodos -2008 e 2011 -, sendo o primeiro restrito ao jornal Folha de S. Paulo e o segundo ampliado para os portais dos principais veículos impressos brasileiros. Resultados: Foram encontrados 229 textos, distribuídos da seguinte forma: 89 (39%) registros em ciência e saúde, com tendência à impessoalidade; 62 (27%) registros em crime e violência, em que o "diagnóstico" de esquizofrenia é feito por leigos e "corroborado" por uma arqueologia da vida do suspeito que arrola toda sorte de comportamentos fora de padrão; 78 (34%) de uso metafórico, sempre de caráter depreciativo. Conclusões: A maioria dos textos encontrados (a) não dá voz ao portador de esquizofrenia e a seu sofrimento, (b) banaliza a doença psiquiátrica ao empregá-la fora de contexto para caracterizar decisões políticas e econômicas contraditórias ou de caráter duvidoso e (c) reforça o estigma que pesa sobre o portador de esquizofrenia ao personalizá-lo apenas nos raros casos de violência em que se supõe seu diagnóstico. AbstractBackground: Schizophrenia is the most common illness used today as a metaphor in the media and routinely appears associated with crime and violence with no medical or scienti c rigor, reinforcing the stigma against this disorder. Objectives: Evaluation of the presence of structural stigma in the Brazilian media by means of a survey of printed news and the Internet using the term "schizophrenia" and its correlates under three aspects: (a) medical and scienti c uses, (b) assigning a diagnosis of schizophrenia to crime suspects with little or no medical or scienti c rigor, and (c) the metaphorical use. Methods: e study was conducted in three stages: search for publications, classi cation of items found and analysis of the context in which they were published. e survey was conducted in two periods: 2008 and 2011, the rst being restricted to the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo and the second extended to the homepage of the main Brazilian print media. Results: We found 229 texts, distributed as follows: 89 (39%) records as science and health, with a tendency to impersonality; 62 (27%) records as crime and violence, in which the "diagnosis" of schiz...

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“…Its use is not as extensive as in the American media, where 28% of the use is metaphorical (Duckworth et al, 2003). An example of metaphorical use is illustrated by this description of Bournemouth which appeared in 'This is Dorset' : 'This popular seaside town is strangely schizophrenic: traditional guesthouse walks on the front and variety shows on the one hand, beery stag nights and full-on clubbing on the other' (28 March 2003).…”

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“…The categories are similar to those used by Duckworth et al (2003) in a similar study of American national newspapers. Contextual categories included:…”

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Crime rates and local newspaper coverage of schizophrenia

Chopra¹,

Doody²

2007

Psychiatr. bull.

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Aims and MethodThe association in the media of mental illness with violence is well established. This study looks at whether there are differences in the portrayal of schizophrenia in the local newspapers of Nottingham, an area with a high crime rate and Dorset, an area with a low crime rate.ResultsWe analysed 98 newspaper articles, 55 from Nottingham and 43 from Dorset, and found no statistically significant difference in the portrayal of schizophrenia. Overall, 36.1% of articles were negative in tone, 56.7% were neutral and 7.2% were positive. In 6 of the 98 articles (6.1%) a person with schizophrenia or their carer was interviewed. These articles were either positive or neutral in tone. Schizophrenia has entered the language as a metaphor.Clinical ImplicationsLocal levels of crime do not appear to influence the portrayal of schizophrenia in local newspapers. Associations with dangerousness continue to predominate and the lay public continues to receive a distorted image of people living with schizophrenia. More interviews with patients and carers might help to address this imbalance. It is important to explore what the word schizophrenia means to patients and carers.

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Use of Schizophrenia as a Metaphor in U.S. Newspapers

Cited by 55 publications

References 7 publications

Effect of Name Change of Schizophrenia on Mass Media Between 1985 and 2013 in Japan: A Text Data Mining Analysis

Effect of Name Change of Schizophrenia on Mass Media Between 1985 and 2013 in Japan: A Text Data Mining Analysis

O estigma da esquizofrenia na mídia: um levantamento de notícias publicadas em veículos brasileiros de grande circulação

Crime rates and local newspaper coverage of schizophrenia

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