Real talk What does mental health, illness or well-being mean to you? When you think of someone with a mental illness or who is mentally unwell what comes to mind? It seems we are bombarded with images and ideas of what defines mental health, but most of us probably don’t stop to think where these come from.
Not sure about you, but it seems to us that these definitions could easily apply to just about any one of us. So what is it that causes us to take such a distinct view of mental health and those labelled as mentally ill or unwell?
The media, myth and stigma Time to get the facts straight and separate fact from fiction. Clichéd portrayals of serial killers and psychopaths, as depicted in horror movies, play on stereo types relating to mental illness.
The media, myth and stigma Time to get the facts straight and separate fact from fiction. Clichéd portrayals of serial killers and psychopaths, as depicted in horror movies, play on stereo types relating to mental illness.
‘1 in 4 of us will at some time in our lives experience some form of mental illness’
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“Tabloid coverage…gives us most cause for concern. They are looking for snappy headlines which will sell papers and they inevitably go for 'psycho' angles…and they stigmatise people who are diagnosed with personality disorders.”
“…there is no sexiness in mental health unless someone has committed a terrible crime.”
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