'Schizophrenia' as a metaphor in Greek newspaper websites

Christina Athanasopoulou; Maritta Välimäki

doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-423-7-275

'Schizophrenia' as a metaphor in Greek newspaper websites

Christina Athanasopoulou
, Maritta Välimäki

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Abstract

Often, newspapers use the term 'schizophrenia' as a metaphor with negative connotations. The use of the term in Greek newspapers, has never been investigated. The aim of this study is to examine how the term 'schizophrenia' is used in Greek newspaper websites. For 2014, 'To Vima', 'Kathimerini', and 'Eleftherotypia', were the most popular newspaper websites. By searching the term 'schizophrenia' in Greek, the first fifty results were collected from the three websites (N=150). Deductive content analysis was applied. Out of the included articles (N=140), the majority were news (n=39, 28%), while more than a third (n=48, 34%) reported schizophrenia as a metaphor. The metaphoric use of 'schizophrenia' indicated predominately incoherence/contradiction/split (n=43, 90%). Monitoring how schizophrenia is presented within popular media is crucial, since it could influence public perceptions regarding the disorder. Continual use of schizophrenia as a metaphor could contribute to maintaining the stigma attached to mental illness.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Integrating Information Technology and Management for Quality of Care
Pages	275-278
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-423-7-275
Publication status	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	12th International Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare, ICIMTH 2014 - Athens, Greece Duration: 10 Jul 2014 → 13 Jul 2014

Publication series

Name	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume	202
ISSN (Print)	0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)	1879-8365

Conference

Conference	12th International Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare, ICIMTH 2014
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Athens
Period	10/07/14 → 13/07/14

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Metaphor
Newspaper
Online
Schizophrenia
Stigma

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Athanasopoulou, C & Välimäki, M 2014, 'Schizophrenia' as a metaphor in Greek newspaper websites. in Integrating Information Technology and Management for Quality of Care. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, vol. 202, pp. 275-278, 12th International Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare, ICIMTH 2014, Athens, Greece, 10/07/14. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-423-7-275

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