Product Information
Mental 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. A 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: be aware of media influences on their own perceptions and attitudes take account of both the negative and positive aspects of media intervention in mental health promotion and public education understand the way in which we all interact with media messages and how this affects both practitioners and service users. Covering the press, literature, film, television and the Internet, this comprehensive text includes practical advice and recommendations on how to combat negative images for service users, healthcare workers and media personnel.Product Identifiers
PublisherTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-139780415325318
eBay Product ID (ePID)95513956
Product Key Features
Number of Pages272 Pages
Publication NameMental Health Issues and the Media: an Introduction for Health Professionals
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHealthcare System
Publication Year2006
TypeTextbook
AuthorGary Morris
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height234 mm
Item Weight431 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorGary Morris