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Stuart, Heather. "Media portrayal of mental illness and its treatments: what effect does it have on people with mental illness?" CNS Drugs, vol. 20, no. 2, 2006, p. 99+. Academic OneFile, go.galegroup.com/PS/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&u=kaea136&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA 199865961&it=r&asid=597855df3f8683b82148a3b18850418a. Accessed 30 Mar. 2017.
Summary: Dr. Heather Stuart works in the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. In this article, she explains the role media plays in the portrayal of the mentally ill and the effects these have on mental health treatment. In order to effectively clarify the stigma, she indicates multiple problems within fictional and informational aspects of the media, while going on to analyze the repercussions. According to Stuart, both fictional and nonfictional programs …show more content…
Overton works at the School for Professional Studies at Regis University in Fort Collins, Colorado. Sondra L. Medina works in the Department of Counseling at Regis University in Fort Collins, Colorado. In this article, Overton and Medina describe several Theories of Stigma, the Stigma Process, and the effects stigma has on those persons who are mentally ill. Overton and Medina first identify the many Theories of Stigma that help to explain the stigma that haunts those with mental illness. They talk about several different Theories of Stigma including: The Social Identity Theory, Self-Stigma Theory, and Structural Stigma Theory. These theories can all be broken down into smaller components to show researchers and average citizens the effects stigma has on people suffering from mental disorders. The Social Identity Theory is when “societies, or large groups within societies, evaluate people to determine if they fit the social norms.” This theory blames our society for further judging and stigmatizing those with mental illness by labeling those individuals as “different or
Stuart, Heather. "Media portrayal of mental illness and its treatments: what effect does it have on people with mental illness?" CNS Drugs, vol. 20, no. 2, 2006, p. 99+. Academic OneFile, go.galegroup.com/PS/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&u=kaea136&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA 199865961&it=r&asid=597855df3f8683b82148a3b18850418a. Accessed 30 Mar. 2017.
Summary: Dr. Heather Stuart works in the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. In this article, she explains the role media plays in the portrayal of the mentally ill and the effects these have on mental health treatment. In order to effectively clarify the stigma, she indicates multiple problems within fictional and informational aspects of the media, while going on to analyze the repercussions. According to Stuart, both fictional and nonfictional programs …show more content…
Overton works at the School for Professional Studies at Regis University in Fort Collins, Colorado. Sondra L. Medina works in the Department of Counseling at Regis University in Fort Collins, Colorado. In this article, Overton and Medina describe several Theories of Stigma, the Stigma Process, and the effects stigma has on those persons who are mentally ill. Overton and Medina first identify the many Theories of Stigma that help to explain the stigma that haunts those with mental illness. They talk about several different Theories of Stigma including: The Social Identity Theory, Self-Stigma Theory, and Structural Stigma Theory. These theories can all be broken down into smaller components to show researchers and average citizens the effects stigma has on people suffering from mental disorders. The Social Identity Theory is when “societies, or large groups within societies, evaluate people to determine if they fit the social norms.” This theory blames our society for further judging and stigmatizing those with mental illness by labeling those individuals as “different or