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Sieff, Elaine. 2003. "Media Frames of Mental Illness: The Potential Impact of Negative Frames." //Journal of Mental Health// 12 (3): 259-69. http://ehis.ebscohost.com.proxy045.nclive.org/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=13f8fdb9-2336-42de-bb54-25ac1a799f20%40sessionmgr10&vid=3&hid=16


 * 1) Media (e.g. television, news, movies and newspapers) are a primary source of information.
 * 2) Negative perceptions of mental illnesses are persistent, but nobody looks at the advancements made.
 * 3) In a study of mental illness in other countries, it is usually linked to violent behaviors or crime.
 * 4) 72% of characters with mental illness were depicted as violent unlike 42% of normal characters.
 * 5) Another media portrayal is that character with mental illness are presented as childlike or incapable of independence
 * 6) Many characters with mental illnesses don't have any talents, accomplishments or characteristic past their mental illness.
 * 7) "For the most part, positive messages focus on anxiety and depression, conditions already considered less serious by the public."
 * 8) Framing methods include metaphors, exemplars, catch-phrases, depictions, and visual images.
 * 9) Andrew Goldstein pushed Kendra Webdale, in front of an oncoming New York City subway train. Goldstein has been diagnosed with schizophrenia for more than 10 years. Newspapers frequently used the metaphor 'ticking time bomb' to refer to Goldstein. Throughout the murder trails, Goldstein became an exemplar for the violent people who have untreated schizophrenia.
 * 10) "...individual frames relate to the way in which the representation of a topic is stored..."