"Most violence is caused by mental illness"

@divegeester said
I’m guessing that you done then.

As you (bizarrely) are unaware of the negative press around mental health and reside in some kind of a vacuum, I thought it probably best to leave you with your comic books.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
You claim later in the thread that the quote in the title is ridiculous and attribute it to some backward American or another. Why is none of that made clear in the OP? Rather than leaving the inflammatory title just hanging there.

Why don’t you and RR get off of your silly high horses and stop virtue signalling?

@ghost-of-a-duke said
As you (bizarrely) are unaware of the negative press around mental health and reside in some kind of a vacuum, I thought it probably best to leave you with your comic books.

I haven’t seen and negative press about mental health let alone the headlines you seem to be on about earlier.

All I see here in the UK is concerted effort being made to support good mental health, socially, politically and in corporations. This is propagated by the media I’ve seen, and across social networks such as Facebook and LinkedIn.

@divegeester said
Why don’t you and RR get off of your silly high horses and stop virtue signalling?

If you retain any knowledge of me at all then you know mental health is any area I care very much about.

@divegeester said
I haven’t seen and negative press about mental health let alone the headlines you seem to be on about earlier.

All I see here in the UK is concerted effort being made to support good mental health, socially, politically and in corporations. This is propagated by the media I’ve seen, and across social networks such as Facebook and LinkedIn.

In case you missed it.

'Studies consistently show that both entertainment and news media provide overwhelmingly dramatic and distorted images of mental illness that emphasise dangerousness, criminality and unpredictability. They also model negative reactions to the mentally ill, including fear, rejection, derision and ridicule. The consequences of negative media images for people who have a mental illness are profound. They impair self-esteem, help-seeking behaviours, medication adherence and overall recovery. Mental health advocates blame the media for promoting stigma and discrimination toward people with a mental illness. However, the media may also be an important ally in challenging public prejudices, initiating public debate, and projecting positive, human interest stories about people who live with mental illness.'

Instead of just picking out the word 'entertainment' why not process the rest of the quote?

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Of course it is.

Studies consistently show that both entertainment and news media provide overwhelmingly dramatic and distorted images of mental illness that emphasise dangerousness, criminality and unpredictability. They also model negative reactions to the mentally ill, including fear, rejection, derision and ridicule. The consequences of negative media images fo ...[text shortened]... uman interest stories about people who live with mental illness.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

You are correct Ghost.

The media is merely projecting what society fears. The mentally ill and physically handicapped are the victims of the biases and prejudices of an uninformed society, fomented by the media and Hollywood.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
In case you missed it.

'Studies consistently show that both entertainment and news media provide overwhelmingly dramatic and distorted images of mental illness that emphasise dangerousness, criminality and unpredictability. They also model negative reactions to the mentally ill, including fear, rejection, derision and ridicule. The consequences of negative media im ...[text shortened]... debate, and projecting positive, human interest stories about people who live with mental illness.'

Yes I’m aware of your little bit of research and I disagree with it and you. I refer you back to all my previous replies to you especially the ones suggesting you stop virtue signalling.

Perhaps show some examples of what headlines you are claiming are in the recent media?

@ghost-of-a-duke said
If you retain any knowledge of me at all then you know mental health is any area I care very much about.

You spent a couple of years here at RHP trying to give people the impression that you were a mental health practitioner until you were called out for it.

I think what you are doing on this thread is posturing self-centeredly rather than demonstrating that you care.

@josephw said
You are correct Ghost.

The media is merely projecting what society fears. The mentally ill and physically handicapped are the victims of the biases and prejudices of an uninformed society, fomented by the media and Hollywood.

Dive clearly lives in a parallel dimension.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
If you retain any knowledge of me at all then you know mental health is any area I care very much about.

Yes I’m aware of your desire to present yourself as a virtuous person. I think lots of people care very much about good mental health, I’m one of them.

@fmf said
You spent a couple of years here at RHP trying to give people the impression that you were a mental health practitioner until you were called out for it.

I think what you are doing on this thread is posturing self-centeredly rather than demonstrating that you care.

Nonsense. I have always openly said I work in mental health and corrected people (like Robbie) who called me a shrink.

How about addressing my last post?

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Dive clearly lives in a parallel dimension.

But there is no “beano” in that dimension 🫢

@divegeester said
Yes I’m aware of your desire to present yourself as a virtuous person. I think lots of people care very much about good mental health, I’m one of them.

I don't think that's true.

@josephw said
You are correct Ghost.

The media is merely projecting what society fears. The mentally ill and physically handicapped are the victims of the biases and prejudices of an uninformed society, fomented by the media and Hollywood.

This may be currently true in the right wing gun loving American media who will use anything to marginalise the cause of mass shootings, but it isn’t over here in sensible land.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
I don't think that's true.

I don’t care.