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An exploratory study on the 10-year dynamic changes of mental health policy development and media stigma reporting in China (2011–2020)

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  • Shuo Li
  • Yawen Shi
  • Tianzhen Chen
  • Min Zhao

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Background: China has introduced a large number of national mental health policies over the past decade. However, few studies have touched on what changes the policies brought to the media. Aims: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between stigma reports, classifications of mental disorders (SMI: severe mental illness vs. CMD: common mental disorders) and sources of information (mental health professionals vs. non-mental health professionals) from 2011 to 2020 in China Daily, an established official media of China. Method: This study consists of policy review and media review. The policy review reviewed the media management content in Chinese national plans, policies, and laws on mental health from 2011 to 2020. China Daily news articles reporting mental illness-related topics were included in this study as the media material. After a two-step review, the eligible news articles were coded with a structured codebook. The proportion and frequency of stigma depiction of mental disorders, classifications of mental disorders and source of information were counted by year. Chi-test was undertaken to determine the relationship between stigma reports and different classifications of mental disorders and sources of information. An exploratory analysis was conducted to explore the changes in depiction around time points of policy publications. Results: The number of anti-stigmatizing articles increased significantly from 2011 to 2020. There is a statistical difference in the proportion of stigmatizing codes between articles featuring SMI and CMD (χ 2  = 44.56, p  

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  • Shuo Li & Yawen Shi & Tianzhen Chen & Min Zhao, 2023. "An exploratory study on the 10-year dynamic changes of mental health policy development and media stigma reporting in China (2011–2020)," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 69(6), pages 1388-1398, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:69:y:2023:i:6:p:1388-1398
    DOI: 10.1177/00207640231162815
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