Lamontagne Y, Verreault R
Can J Psychiatry. 1986 Oct;31(7):617-20. doi: 10.1177/070674378603100703.
This paper summarizes the theoretical aspects and the experimental studies on the efficacy of mass media in mental health information campaigns. In theory, most authors agree to give mental health information to the lay public but they caution against the overestimation of the power of mass media. Regarding research on the use of mass media in mental health very few experimental studies have been published and they refer mainly to primary prevention with children. The authors discuss reasons which may explain the mental health professionals' lack of interest in this area of research, suggest new approaches for the elaboration of educational programs for the population and emphasize the importance of secondary and tertiary prevention.
本文总结了大众媒体在心理健康宣传活动中有效性的理论层面和实验研究。理论上，大多数作者都同意向普通大众提供心理健康信息，但他们告诫不要高估大众媒体的力量。关于大众媒体在心理健康方面应用的研究，很少有实验研究发表，且主要涉及针对儿童的初级预防。作者讨论了可能解释心理健康专业人员对该研究领域缺乏兴趣的原因，提出了为民众制定教育项目的新方法，并强调了二级和三级预防的重要性。
