'Crazy, mad, and dangerous' : a critical discourse analysis of the (re)construction of mental illness in South African magazines
Journal: SUNScholar (Stellenbosch University)
Year: 2019

This research intended to establish what the discourses of mental illness in South African magazines are, and determine whether there is a need for a revision of the current reporting practices on mental illness in mass media in order to destigmatise mental illness in the social sphere and foster positive presentations in mass media.Specifically, it addresses the following research questions: (i) how is mental illness represented in the South African magazines You, Drum, and Move!; (ii) what lin