The role of social media in reducing stigma and discrimination.

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This editorial explores the implications of social media practices whereby people with mental health problems share their experiences in online public spaces and challenge mental health stigma. Social media enable individuals to bring personal experience into the public domain with the potential to affect public attitudes and mainstream media. We draw tentative conclusions regarding the use of social media by campaigning organisations.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Br J Psychiatry

Title: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science

ISSN (Electronic): 1472-1465

ISSN (Print): 0007-1250

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 2015

Volume: 206

Issue: 6

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[1 ] Victoria Betton, PhD candidate, Institute of Communications, University of Leeds, Leeds; Rohan Borschmann, PhD, DClinPsy, Mary Docherty, MRCP, MRCPsych, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurology, London; Stephen Coleman, PhD, Institute of Communications, University of Leeds, Leeds; Mark Brown, Social Spider CIC and One in Four magazine, London; Claire Henderson, MRCPsych, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurology, London, UK.

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Publisher Item ID: 206/6/443

DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.152835

PubMed ID: 26034176

SO-VID: 896f36aa-37f1-4de5-be6e-a28b71e9de62

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