Mental health and journalism : chances and risks

摘要: Media reporting on mental health, illness and suicide is a much-debated topic. The often repeated assumption that media leads—in various degrees of correlation—to discrimination, stigmatization or, worse, in case about to copycat suicides. As far as research concerned, it rarely possible find consistent comparatively well-founded empirical evidence news media. fields are widespread across scientific disciplines their journals. Conceptualizations operationalizations inconsistent. Theoretical models simplistic approaches isolated. daily journalism series online resources made available by different parties. lowest common denominator should be cautious respectful. However, the reality shows picture. There no easy or hands-on solutions. To advance journalistic reporting, psychologists, psychiatrists institutions called upon engage more provide expert knowledge. quality can significantly improved maintaining ongoing relations between experts journalists.