@article{ref1,
title="Medial stigmatization of mentally ill persons after the "Germanwings"-crash",
journal="Psychiatrische Praxis",
year="2016",
author="von Heydendorff, Steffen Conrad and Dreßing, Harald",
volume="43",
number="3",
pages="134-140",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The present study was designed to investigate the frequency of media stigmatization of mentally ill persons after the crash of the &quot;Germanwings&quot;-aircraft on March 2015. <br><br>METHOD: Evaluation of 251 texts, which were published in 12 national German newspapers. Categorical distinction between risky coverage and explicit characteristics of stigmatization. <br><br>RESULTS: In 64.1 % of the evaluated texts, a psychiatric disease of the co-pilot was discussed as the possible cause of the crash, making this the most widely-used explanation in the media that we view &quot;risky coverage&quot;. Characteristics of explicit stigmatization were found in 31.5 % of the texts. Most prominent category of explicit stigmatization was the rubric &quot;Metaphorical language/dramatizations&quot;. It was found in 23.5 % of the articles. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Predominantly risky coverage of mentally ill persons has occured in the wake of a spectacular crime. By obtaining professional expertise of psychiatrists and consistent interpretation of journalistic guidelines, unintended effects of stigmatization could be avoided in the future.<p /> <p>Language: de</p>",
language="de",
issn="0303-4259",
doi="10.1055/s-0042-101009",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-101009"
}