{"product_id":"9781394179862","title":"The Handbook of Mental Health Communication","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Handbook of Mental Health Communication\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMarco C. Yzer | Jason T. Siegel\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Communication Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first book of its kind to offer a transdisciplinary exploration of mass communication approaches to mental health\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Mental Health Communication,\u003c\/i\u003e a panel of leading scholars from multiple disciplines presents a comprehensive overview of theory and research at the intersection of mass communication and mental health. With timely and authoritative coverage of the impact of message-based mental health promotion, this unique volume places mental health communication in the context of socio-cultural causes of mental illness — synthesizing public health, psychopathology, and mass communication scholarship into a single volume. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the \u003ci\u003eHandbook,\u003c\/i\u003e nearly one hundred contributing authors emphasize that understanding communication effects on mental health outcomes begins with recognizing how people across the spectrum of mental illness process relevant information about their own mental health. Fully integrated chapters collectively translate biased information attention, interpretation, and memory in mental health illness to real-world implications of mental illness symptomatology and across the spectrum of mental health issues and disorders. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProviding a clear, evidence-based picture of what mental health promotion should look like, \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Mental Health Communication \u003c\/i\u003eis an invaluable resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, scholars, researchers, lecturers, and all health communication practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARCO C. YZER\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Health Communication at the University of Minnesota's Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication. His research focuses on how cognitive characteristics of mental illnesses explain how people process messages that promote mental health. He serves on the editorial boards of \u003ci\u003eHealth Communication, Psychology, Health and Medicine,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStigma and Health\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJASON T. SIEGEL\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Social Psychology at Claremont Graduate University. His research focuses on applying persuasion, motivation, and emotion theories to create, implement, and evaluate messages that encourage help-seeking behaviors among individuals with depression and enhance the social support they receive. He has served on the editorial boards of several academic journals, including \u003ci\u003eHealth Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Stigma and Health\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHealth Communication\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 April 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781394179862\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e528\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380033253516,"sku":"9781394179862","price":180.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781394179862.jpg?v=1780172425","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781394179862","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}