Analyzing media representations of mental illness: Lessons learnt from a national project

摘要: Background: Much research suggests that the general public relies on popular media as its main source of information about mental illness. Assessing representations people with illness is vitally important, given exerts a strong, often negative, influence attitudes.Aims: Few specific methodological guidelines exist to help researchers conducting analyses. The aim this article describe lessons learnt from over 2 years experience large-scale systematic national project analyzing portrayals illness.Methods: We do by presenting and discussing five biggest challenges (and associated solutions) have faced us we progressed in our study.Results: These are follows: (i) defining relevant search terms; (ii) developing appropriate inclusion exclusion criteria; (iii) creating coding scheme; (iv) choosing strategies analysis dissemination (v) staffing a...