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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Bibliografiska uppgifter
Huvudupphovsman: Wahl, Otto F.
Materialtyp: Licensed eBooks
Språk:engelska
Publicerad: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, ©1995.
Länkar:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=18324
Innehållsförteckning:
  • Madness, madness everywhere
  • Words and laughter
  • A breed apart
  • Murder and mayhem
  • So what?
  • So, why?
  • Future images
  • Exit lines.