Media madness : public images of mental illness /

From Psycho, Silence of the Lambs, Kojak, and Melrose Place, from books, music, cartoons, advertising, and newspapers, we all derive our images of mental illness. These omnipresent media portrayals are at the least insensitive, inaccurate, and unfavorable and at the worst stigmatizing and pernicious...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Wahl, Otto F.
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglês
Publicado em: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, ©1995.
Acesso em linha:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=18324
Sumário:
  • Madness, madness everywhere
  • Words and laughter
  • A breed apart
  • Murder and mayhem
  • So what?
  • So, why?
  • Future images
  • Exit lines.