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Winning arts and minds
- Author:
- KNIFTON Lee
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, October 2008, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The author, festival director, describes how the Annual Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival evolved and how it creates a more positive image of mental illness.
Media, mental health and discrimination: a frame of reference for understanding reporting trends
- Authors:
- KNIFTON Lee, QUINN Neil
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 10(1), February 2008, pp.23-31.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Mental health-related stigma and discrimination are significant public health issues. Media reports can both reflect and influence public attitudes. This article develops a frame of reference that identifies a range of themes that can be used to capture a representative picture of trends in the range and balance of reporting different mental health problems. The frame of reference was applied to assess trends in schizophrenia reports in the broadsheet media in Scotland, between 2001 and 2005, to coincide with See Me, a national anti-stigma media campaign. It is suggested that a national media campaign can succeed in breaking the perceived link between schizophrenia and dangerousness. However, campaigns should give more emphasis to the range of subtle, negative reporting.