The first book of its kind to offer an interdisciplinary exploration of mass communication approaches to mental health
In The Handbook of Mental Health Communication, a panel of leading scholars from various disciplines present a comprehensive review of theory and research at the intersection of mass communication and mental health. With timely and authoritative coverage of the impact of message-based mental health promotion, this unique book places mental health communication within the context of the sociocultural causes of mental illness—and combines public health, psychopathology, and mass communication research in a single volume.
Throughout the book, nearly one hundred contributing authors emphasize that understanding the effects of communication on mental health outcomes begins with recognizing how people across the spectrum of mental illness process relevant information about their mental health. Collectively, the tightly integrated chapters transform attention, interpretation, and memory of biased information in mental health illnesses into the real consequences of mental illness symptoms and across a wide range of mental health issues and disorders.
By providing a clear, evidence-based picture of how to promote mental health, the “Mental Health Communication Guide” is a valuable resource for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, professors, and all health communication professionals.
