Is the Media Misrepresenting the Facts About Mental Illness and Violence?

With all the news related to the "mental illness" of those responsible for the horrific murders of innocents, some may get the impression that those who are mentally ill are more violent than the general population. The facts are that the mentally ill are more likely to be victims of crime or to harm themselves. Keep that in mind when reading some of the news accounts. Violent crime perpetrators are not all mentally ill. Read the full article for a more thorough coverage of the topic...

Psychology & Mental Health News (Psych Central)

Media Coverage of Gun Violence May Further Stigmatize Mental Illness

By Rick Nauert PhD Senior News Editor
Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on March 22, 2013 

 

March 22nd, 2013 A new report finds that news stories about mass shootings involving a shooter with mental illness heighten readers' negative attitudes toward all persons with serious mental illness. Researchers also found such news ...

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