Mental Health in the Media
Below you will find some statistics on the findings of our Media Watch Group. We're busy working on this, so the data is not yet complete. In the meantime, you may like to view our blog and leave comments there. The link is here.
July 2008
15 cuttings from newspapers were analysed during July 2008.
Newspapers
8 of these were taken from either the Coventry or Warwickshire Telegraph
2 were taken from the Leamington Courier
3 was taken from the Leamington Observer
1 was taken from the Stratford Midweek Herald
1 was taken from The Metro
Subject Matter
In terms of subject matter, the breakdown was as follows:
0 Dementia/Alzheimers
6 General mention of mental health
4 Depression
0 Medication for mental health
1 Stress
1 Fundraising for a mental health charity/organisation
1 Schizophrenia
1 Anxiety
1 Anorexia
1 Agoraphobia
2 Suicide
1 Post natal depression
(note: some articles covered more than one area)
Story Type
12 News stories
3 Features
August 2008
25 cuttings from newspapers were analysed during August 2008.
Newspapers
14 of these were taken from either the Coventry or Warwickshire Telegraph
8 were taken from the Leamington Courier
1 was taken from the Leamington Observer
2 were taken from national newspapers (The Daily Mail and the Guardian)
Subject Matter
In terms of subject matter, the breakdown was as follows:
2 Dementia/Alzheimers
6 General mention of mental health
7 Depression
1 Medication for mental health
5 Stress
3 Fundraising for a mental health charity/organisation
1 Schizophrenia
3 Anxiety
1 Anorexia
1 Agoraphobia
(note: some articles covered more than one area)
Story Type
18 News stories
6 Features
1 Letter
September 2008
49 cuttings from newspapers were analysed during September 2008.
Newspapers
41 of these were taken from either the Coventry or Warwickshire Telegraph
1 was taken from the Leamington Courier
3 taken from the Leamington Observer
1 was taken from the Stratford Midweek Herald
2 were taken from The Metro
1 was taken from The Sun
Subject Matter
In terms of subject matter, the breakdown was as follows:
3 Dementia/Alzheimers
18 General mention of mental health
9 Depression
1 Medication for mental health
8 Stress
1 Fundraising for a mental health charity/organisation
2 Schizophrenia
2 Anxiety
0 Anorexia
0 Agoraphobia
1 Psychiatrist
7 Suicide/Suicide Attempt
3 Bullying and its effects
(note: some articles covered more than one area)
Story Type
40 News Stories
7 Features
1 Letter
1 Job Advert
October 2008
34 cuttings from newspapers were analysed during October 2008.
Newspapers
19 of these were taken from either the Coventry or Warwickshire Telegraph
6 were taken from the Leamington Courier
4 taken from the Leamington Observer
1 was taken from the Stratford Herald
3 were taken from The Metro
1 was taken from The Radio Times
Subject Matter
In terms of subject matter, the breakdown was as follows:
1 Dementia/Alzheimers
9 General mention of mental health
6 Depression
2 Medication for mental health
6 Stress
2 Fundraising for a mental health charity/organisation
1 Schizophrenia
4 Anxiety
0 Anorexia
2 Agoraphobia
2 Psychiatrist
4 Suicide/Suicide Attempt
0 Bullying and its effects
1 Self harm
1 Bi-polar
(note: some articles covered more than one area)
Story Type
26 News Stories
4 Features
2 Letter
2 Column
November 2008
24 cuttings from newspapers were analysed during November 2008.
Newspapers
15 of these were taken from either the Coventry or Warwickshire Telegraph
7 were taken from the Leamington Courier
1 was taken from The Warwickshire Times
1 was taken from The Radio Times
Subject Matter
In terms of subject matter, the breakdown was as follows:
1 Dementia/Alzheimers
8 General mention of mental health
1 Depression
2 Medication for mental health
2 Stress
0 Fundraising for a mental health charity/organisation
0 Schizophrenia
2 Anxiety
1 Anorexia
0 Agoraphobia
1 Psychiatrist
3 Suicide/Suicide Attempt
5 Bullying and its effects
0 Self harm
0 Bi-polar
(note: some articles covered more than one area)
Story Type
18 News Stories
5 Features