FPS Students Attended Training on How to Report on Mental Disorders to Media




FPS Students Attended Training on How to Report on Mental Disorders to Media

Students of the Media Studies and Journalism study program attended a training on media reporting on mental disorders, held by psychiatrists Dr. Tea Dakić, Dr. Aleksandra Ražnatović and psychiatrist and psychotherapist Dr. Aleksandar Popović.

 

Psychiatrists have highlighted the best mechanisms for journalistic reporting on mental health, with a focus on reporting suicides and eating disorders.

 

Psychiatrist and psychotherapist Dr. Aleksandar Popović said that the way of reporting on mental health significantly affects people with mental disorders. "In the 18th century, we had an example of the negative impact of media content on the increase in the number of suicides through the book 'Woe to Young Werther'. This phenomenon is still evident today, and it is achieved precisely through the bad practice of media reporting on suicides ", Popović stated.

 

Psychiatrist Dr. Tea Dakić emphasized the importance of educating journalists in the field of mental health and warned about the proper use of professional terminology. "The sensationalist way of reporting and the lack of essential information about the possibilities of prevention deepen ingrained stigmas and prejudices towards people with mental disorders," Dakic concluded.

 

A special review of reporting on eating disorders was made by psychiatrist Dr. Aleksandra Raznatovic, who said that eating disorders can happen to anyone at any age, especially with the popularization of social media. "Eating disorders are increasingly fueled by the unrealistic physical appearance of role models, current trends and the rise of social networks," Raznatovic warned.

 

The importance of media reporting on mental health was recognized by the Action Plan for the implementation of the Strategy for the Protection and Improvement of Mental Health in Montenegro for the period from 2021 to 2023.

 

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