title: The role of social media in reducing stigma and discrimination.
abstract: This editorial explores the implications of social media practices whereby people with mental health problems share their experiences in online public spaces and challenge mental health stigma. Social media enable individuals to bring personal experience into the public domain with the potential to affect public attitudes and mainstream media. We draw tentative conclusions regarding the use of social media by campaigning organisations.
authors.affiliation: Victoria Betton, PhD candidate, Institute of Communications, University of Leeds, Leeds; Rohan Borschmann, PhD, DClinPsy, Mary Docherty, MRCP, MRCPsych, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurology, London; Stephen Coleman, PhD, Institute of Communications, University of Leeds, Leeds; Mark Brown, Social Spider CIC and One in Four magazine, London; Claire Henderson, MRCPsych, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurology, London, UK.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Betton
authors.affiliation: Victoria Betton, PhD candidate, Institute of Communications, University of Leeds, Leeds; Rohan Borschmann, PhD, DClinPsy, Mary Docherty, MRCP, MRCPsych, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurology, London; Stephen Coleman, PhD, Institute of Communications, University of Leeds, Leeds; Mark Brown, Social Spider CIC and One in Four magazine, London; Claire Henderson, MRCPsych, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurology, London, UK.
authors.forename: Rohan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Borschmann
authors.affiliation: Victoria Betton, PhD candidate, Institute of Communications, University of Leeds, Leeds; Rohan Borschmann, PhD, DClinPsy, Mary Docherty, MRCP, MRCPsych, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurology, London; Stephen Coleman, PhD, Institute of Communications, University of Leeds, Leeds; Mark Brown, Social Spider CIC and One in Four magazine, London; Claire Henderson, MRCPsych, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurology, London, UK.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Docherty
authors.affiliation: Victoria Betton, PhD candidate, Institute of Communications, University of Leeds, Leeds; Rohan Borschmann, PhD, DClinPsy, Mary Docherty, MRCP, MRCPsych, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurology, London; Stephen Coleman, PhD, Institute of Communications, University of Leeds, Leeds; Mark Brown, Social Spider CIC and One in Four magazine, London; Claire Henderson, MRCPsych, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurology, London, UK.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.affiliation: Victoria Betton, PhD candidate, Institute of Communications, University of Leeds, Leeds; Rohan Borschmann, PhD, DClinPsy, Mary Docherty, MRCP, MRCPsych, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurology, London; Stephen Coleman, PhD, Institute of Communications, University of Leeds, Leeds; Mark Brown, Social Spider CIC and One in Four magazine, London; Claire Henderson, MRCPsych, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurology, London, UK.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Victoria Betton, PhD candidate, Institute of Communications, University of Leeds, Leeds; Rohan Borschmann, PhD, DClinPsy, Mary Docherty, MRCP, MRCPsych, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurology, London; Stephen Coleman, PhD, Institute of Communications, University of Leeds, Leeds; Mark Brown, Social Spider CIC and One in Four magazine, London; Claire Henderson, MRCPsych, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurology, London, UK.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Henderson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D011287:Prejudice / Q000517:prevention & control*; D063508:Social Discrimination / Q000517:prevention & control*; D061108:Social Media; D057545:Social Stigma