The portrayal of people with mental illness in Czech, Croatian and Slovak printed media

Abstract

Media are considered to be the publics primary source of information regarding mental illness. Its known that media significantly contribute to the stigmatisation of mental disorders, as well as the people with such ailments.

This international comparative study describes the content of media messages about mental health in terms of stigma in three central European countries.

Keywords

• content analysis
• mental illness
• printed media
• stigma