Comments on: Media’s Damaging Depictions of Mental Illness

By: Did Brooke Shields Have A Chemical Imbalance?

Did Brooke Shields Have A Chemical Imbalance? — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:31:13 +0000

[...] medically acceptable diagnosis, I think the term "chemical imbalance" is often used by the media as a sugarcoated, societally acceptable way ofreferring todepression or postpartum depression. We [...]

By: When Mental Illness Stigma Turns Inward | World of Psychology

When Mental Illness Stigma Turns Inward | World of Psychology — Thu, 26 May 2011 12:00:20 +0000

[...] see it in movies and other forms of media. We see it at work where stereotypes might be perpetuated, where employees are afraid to “come [...]

By: The Phenomenon of Wannarexia: What Parents Can Do | Psych Central

The Phenomenon of Wannarexia: What Parents Can Do | Psych Central — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:04:12 +0000

[...] people saying I want to be depressed or I want to be psychotic,” Chen said. In fact, there’s great stigma surrounding mental illness. Yet, anorexia is viewed positively — and even with [...]

By: Eating Disorders of the Hungry Hungry Hippo | Mental Health Humor

Eating Disorders of the Hungry Hungry Hippo | Mental Health Humor — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:16:48 +0000

[...] crafting articles on everything from ways to find motivation and how to take medication safely to mental illness stigma in the media and living with bipolar disorder. Margarita also writes book reviews for Psych Central, and before [...]