JORGE-MONTEIRO, Fátima    MADEIRA, Tânia. Considerações sobre doença mental e comunicação social . []. , 25, 1, pp.97-109. ISSN 0870-8231.

The images of psychiatric disorder that are presented to public audiences shape their attitudes and influence their behaviour. When those images are unfavourable and inaccurate, as they often are, they contribute to the stigma and discrimination that represent barriers to treatment and recovery (Wahl, 2003). Being stigma a real barrier to people with mental illness well-being (Corrigan & Kleinlein, 2005) it is necessary look more carefully in what is given people to know about mental illness. It is also crucial to attend the media professional’s social regards, at a practical level, concerning these issues. This study it intended to know all these aspects under the perspective of a media professionals group of one portuguese written press. For moreover, this study it equally intended to clarify ideas about mental illness and pointing out strategies to reduce stigma, supported by theoretical dimensions from some authors.

: Stigma of mental illness; press; attitudes; media professionals; community integration.

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