Television and attitudes toward mental h
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Donald L. Diefenbach; Mark D. West
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Article
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2007
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract A television content analysis and survey of 419 community respondents supports the hypothesis that media stereotypes affect public attitudes toward mental health issues. A content analysis of network, primeβtime television demonstrates that portrayals are violent, false, and negative. T