title: Newspaper coverage of mental illness in Hong Kong between 2002 and 2012: impact of introduction of a new Chinese name of psychosis.
abstract: In Hong Kong, 'si-jue-shi-tiao' () was officially adopted as the Chinese translation of psychosis in 2001. The new term covered a broader aspect of psychosis, compared with the original term, 'jing-shen-fen-lie' (), which gave a negative stereotype as a 'mental split-mind disorder'. The current study compared the usage of the two terms, and added evidence to the name changing as anti-stigma strategy.
  
  
  
  The usage and themes of the new Chinese name of psychosis 'si-jue-shi-tiao' was examined in 1217 local newspaper articles in comparison with the traditional Chinese name of schizophrenia 'jing-shen-fen-lie'.
  
  
  
  Results show that an increase use of 'si-jue-shi-tiao' was found equally across themes, whereas 'jing-shen-fen-lie' was decreasingly used in positive/neutral themes over time. The association of 'jing-shen-fen-lie' with dangerous wordings increased over time, but no change was found with the new name.
  
  
  
  Our finding adds to literature on effects of changing new name on public stigma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Sherry K W
authors.initials: SKW
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Elaine Y N
authors.initials: EYN
authors.lastname: Ching
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Kenneth S C
authors.initials: KSC
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Hon-Cheong
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: So
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Christy L M
authors.initials: CLM
authors.lastname: Hui
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Edwin H M
authors.initials: EHM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Wing C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Eric Y H
authors.initials: EYH
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D009524:Newspapers as Topic / Q000639:trends*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders; D057545:Social Stigma; D009626:Terminology as Topic
keywords: newspapers; psychotic disorders; schizophrenia; social stigma; stereotyping