Television has done much for psychiatry by spreading information about it, as well as contributing to the need for it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Television spreads awareness about mental health but also creates more anxiety and perceived need for treatment.
- In plain terms
- TV helps people know about mental health but also worries them more.
- What can you take from it?
- Media awareness has both positive and negative side effects.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does knowledge reduce or increase fear?
- How should media handle mental health?
Another view
Causation is hard to prove definitively.
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