Communicating Mental Health

Lance R. Lippert is professor in the School of Communication at Illinois State University. Robert D. Hall is pursuing his Ph.D. at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Aimee E. Miller-Ott is associate professor in the School of Communication at Illinois State University. Daniel Cochece Davis is assistant professor in the School of Communication at Illinois State University.

Chapter 1: Communicating about Mental Health: What We Know, What We Need, and What We Give
Chapter 2: The Chilling Influences of Social Stigma on Mental Health Communication: Implications for Promoting Health Equity
Chapter 3: Communicated Sense-Making: A Theoretical Compass for Exploring Family Communication and Sense-making about Mental Health and Illness
Chapter 4: Mental Health Literacy at The House of Grace: Advancing Relational Health Literacy as a Conceptual Model
Chapter 5: “They Saved my Life!”: Exploring Alternative Communication Narratives to Create Mental Health Agency
Chapter 6: Testing a Social Aggression and Translational Storytelling Intervention: The Impact of Communicated Narrative Sense-Making on Adolescent Girls’ Mental Health
Chapter 7: Responses to Celebrity Mental Health Disclosures: Parasocial Relations, Evaluations, and Perceived Media Influence
Chapter 8: The Stigmatization of Mental Health Disclosure in the College Classroom: Student Perceptions of Instructor Credibility and the Benefits of Disclosure
Chapter 9: Community-Based Mental Healthcare: A Network Analysis of Identification and Involvement in an Advocacy Group
Chapter 10: When Healthcare Professionals Need Help: Nursing Burnout and Supportive
Communication
Chapter 11: Managing Moral Injury Post-Deployment
Chapter 12: Combating Mental Health Stigma in Underserved Black Communities: A Three-on Three Basketball Tournament Intervention
Chapter 13: Mental Health, Ambiguous Loss, and Communicative Resilience in Families
Chapter 14: Conflict Communication in Families and Mental Health Outcomes for Parents: Examining Mother and Father Reports of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms, Verbal Aggression, and Constructive Conflict
Chapter 15: “Warrior Moms”: Stigma Management and Advocacy on Postpartum Progress Concerning Maternal Mental Health Concerns
Chapter 16: Biopolitical Rationalities: The Changing Face of Mental Illness
Chapter 17: Dangerous and Disturbed: Media Misportrayals of Mental Illness
Chapter 18: Depression in Romantic Relationships: Integrating Social Constructionist Perspectives