Perceptions and attitudes of students of mass communication toward mental illness in Nigerian Tertiary Institution

Perceptions and attitudes of students of mass communication toward mental illness in Nigerian Tertiary Institution

Background: The power of the modern mass media is not limited to its ability to communicate information and entertain but derives primarily from its ability to define situations, thereby enabling it to construct social reality. Stigma is related to negative stereotyping and prejudicial attitudes tha...

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Main Authors: Lateef Olutoyin Oluwole, Adetunji Obadeji, Mobolaji Usman Dada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry
Subjects:
Attitudes
mental illness
Nigeria
perceptions
students
Online Access:http://www.indjsp.org/article.asp?issn=0971-9962;year=2016;volume=32;issue=4;spage=315;epage=319;aulast=Oluwole

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