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dc.contributor.authorKisely, S
dc.contributor.authorDenney, J
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:18:10Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:18:10Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.date.modified2010-07-13T07:15:39Z
dc.identifier.issn0713-3936
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/32056
dc.description.abstractThis study tested the feasibility of a surveillance system of the media's portrayal of suicide and mental illness in Nova Scotia. The general public was asked to monitor nonfiction media in the province using standardized checklists over 6 months. The checklists were available on the World Wide Web and various locations in the community, and participants could identify either appropriate or inappropriate coverage. The researchers received 414 submissions covering 366 media items (304 on mental illness and 62 on suicide) during the 6-month survey: 311 from print media and 55 from radio and television. Ratings showed good agreement. On most dimensions, the majority of media items were of good quality. However, details about getting appropriate help were included in only 8.5% of media reports. Items covering suicide were 3.5 times as likely to contain inappropriate content as those on mental illness (95% CI = 1.5-8.0). These results are guiding the development of media guidelines in Nova Scotia. The study also showed that the present methodology can be used to monitor any subsequent effect on the portrayal of mental illness and suicide in the media.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWilfrid Laurier University Press
dc.publisher.placeCanada
dc.publisher.urihttp://cjcmh.metapress.com
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom113
dc.relation.ispartofpageto128
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalCanadian Journal of Community Mental Health
dc.relation.ispartofvolume26
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMulti-Disciplinary
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode999999
dc.titleThe Portrayal of Suicide and Mental Illness: A Province-Wide Survey of Nova Scotia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2007
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorKisely, Steve R.


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