The first book to explore mass communication approaches to mental health from a transdisciplinary perspective
Introducing the Handbook of Mental Health Communication, a groundbreaking collection that unites top scholars from various fields to provide an extensive analysis of theories and research at the crossroads of mass communication and mental health. This timely resource delves into the effects of message-driven mental health promotion, framing mental health communication within the socio-cultural factors that contribute to mental illness. It successfully integrates insights from public health, psychopathology, and mass communication into one cohesive volume.
With contributions from nearly one hundred authors, the Handbook highlights the importance of understanding how individuals with varying mental health challenges process information concerning their mental well-being. Each chapter carefully examines how cognitive factors like biased information attention, interpretation, and memory relate to the real-world effects of mental health symptoms across diverse disorders.
Offering a thorough, evidence-based perspective on effective mental health promotion strategies, the Handbook of Mental Health Communication is an essential resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, scholars, researchers, lecturers, and professionals in health communication.
