{"product_id":"the-handbook-of-mental-health-marco-c-yzer-9781394179862","title":"The Handbook of Mental Health Communication","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive overview of theory and research at the intersection of mass communication and mental health\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Mental Health Communication\u003c\/i\u003e provides timely and authoritative coverage of the impact of message-based mental health promotion. Positioning mental health communication in the context of socio-cultural causes of mental illness, the \u003ci\u003eHandbook\u003c\/i\u003e underscores that understanding communication effects on mental health outcomes begins with recognizing how people experiencing mental illness process relevant information about their own mental health. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganized into 33 chapters, the \u003ci\u003eHandbook\u003c\/i\u003e synthesizes public health, psychopathology, and mass communication scholarship into a single resource. Throughout the book, nearly 100 leading scholars collectively translate biased information attention, interpretation, and memory in mental illness to real-world implications for the use of mass communication to optimize and safeguard mental health messaging. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book of its kind to offer a transdisciplinary overview of mass communication approaches to mental health, the \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Mental Health Communication: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses key areas of health communication such as information processing, digital media, special populations, and measurement methods\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides systematic guidance on reducing the stigma of mental illness symptomatology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers clear descriptions of promising mass communication strategies for mental health promotion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReviews approaches for informing the research agenda on mental health mass communication\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes practical strategies for designing and measuring persuasive health messages\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Mental Health Communication\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in public health, communication, psychology, public affairs, and medical programs, and an invaluable resource for scholars, researchers, lecturers, and all health communication practitioners.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marco C. Yzer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1394179863\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781394179862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marco C. Yzer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46739178324223,"sku":"9781394179862","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b87f1adf-7024-4c67-a418-94a1752c2bd7.jpg?v=1743277448","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-handbook-of-mental-health-marco-c-yzer-9781394179862","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}