The media plays a massive role in influencing our understanding and molding our beliefs. Many people will absorb their earliest understanding of mental health through media. Whilst the media might offer great exposure to break stigmas, there is no denying that it's was probably a major actor in fueling and in some sense forming the initial sigma of 'the crazies'. The linked site leads to many insightful links gathering the stigmatization of mental health through cinema and media. Below an example of how pervasive fear of psychosis and other mental health conditions can be carelessly driven by the media.
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