Mental Health Issues and the Media - 9780415325301

Taylor & Francis

Mental Health Issues and the MediaAn Introduction for Health Professionals\nAuthor(s): Gary Morris\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415325301, 978-0415325301\nSynopsis\nMental Health Issues and the Media provides students and professionals in nursing and allied professions, in psychiatry, psychology and related disciplines, with a theoretically grounded introduction to the ways in which our attitudes are shaped by the media. \n\nA wide range of contemporary media help to create attitudes surrounding mental health and illness, and for all health professionals, the ways in which they do so are of immediate concern. Health professionals need to:\n\nbe aware of media influences on their own perceptions and attitudes \ntake account of both the negative and positive aspects of media intervention in mental health promotion and public education \nunderstand the way in which we all interact with media messages and how thi.