How is Mental Health Depicted in Mainstream Media: Introduction to Mental Health Assignment, NUS, Singapore

Part A-APA format Essay

Based on research primarily in Singapore (you can also include research and
examples from either the United Kingdom or the United States of America),
discuss:

•  how is mental health depicted in mainstream media(newspapers,
  news, TV documentaries, TV shows), social media (includes Netflix,
  Tik-Tok, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Instagram, Google search) and
  movies.
• how this depiction impacts the diagnosis of mental health disorders and
  the care provided for people with mental disorders
•  how this depiction in media and movies will impact your work as a
  practitioner in this field.

In your research, you must include the following topics:

• Reality versus labels, stereotypes, and stigma displayed in the various
  media/social media/movies
•  diagnostic methods depicted in media/social media/movies versus
  reality
• types of care depicted in the media/social media/movies versus
  reality
• ethical and legal issues that might arise or needs to be considered.

Part B-Personal Reflection
Discuss how this topic can be correlated/ applied to you as a practitioner in the
future. Discuss what new insights you have gained that will influence your work in the future and what changes in trends do you envision in the future.

Your research is to be based on at least one (1) of the mental disorders in
each of the following sections:

•  Anxiety and Mood disorders
• Somatic & Dissociative, Schizophrenia spectrum, and Personality
  disorders
•  Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence, Late Life and Neurocognitive
  Disorders
•  Substance Abuse and Other Disorder.