Abstract

MENA JIMENEZ, Angel Luis; BONO DEL TRIGO, Águila; LOPEZ PARDO, Andrés  and  DIAZ DEL PERAL, Domingo. Reflections on the media awareness about the stigma of mental illness. Rev. Asoc. Esp. Neuropsiq. [online]. 2010, vol.30, n.4, pp.597-611. ISSN 2340-2733.

Different international strategies and actions to tackle stigma are reviewed. From the experience of the Andalusian strategy "1 in 4", which started in 2005, the authors state several aspects which should be taken into account when working to improve the social image of the mental illness that appears in the media.

Keywords : stigma; discrimination; mentally ill; social distance; mass media; recovery.

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