RT Journal Article
SR 00
ID https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2020.550912
A1 Tilli, Nicolas
A1 Marino, Maria Ines
A1 Adogba, Oluwabusola
T1 Mental health interventions : reflections on a radio program as alternative for stigma reduction and social integration
JF Frontiers in communication
YR 2020
FD 2020-10-21
IS vol. 5
SP 1
OP 12
K1 stigma reduction
K1 mental health
K1 communication
K1 alternative interventions
K1 radio
K1 social integration
AB Under the umbrella of Social Identity Theory and Goffman’s notion of stigma, this paper reviews research on stigma in connection with social perceptions of individuals with mental health problems and the role of the media in building those perceptions. The study specifically examined three aspects: (1) social stigma of individuals with mental health problems; (2) media as an alternative intervention for individuals with mental health problems, and (3) alternative interventions for stigma reduction and social integration. Based on data collected via testimonies from an in-hospital radio show, from hospitalized patients with mental health problems, and from the audience, the study was designed to address the question of how mass media could act as an alternative mental health intervention to help reduce stigma and promote social integration.
SN 2297-900X
LK https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/43374/