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Social distance towards schizophrenia in health professionals

Social distance towards schizophrenia in health professionals INTRODUCTIONThe stigma and prejudice regarding patients with schizophrenia are long‐standing social phenomena. Although health professionals are medically trained, they are prone to hold negative attitudes and label patients with schizophrenia (Grausgruber et al., 2007; Mukherjee et al., 2002; Nordt et al., 2006) Negative attitudes and prejudices can affect the treatment and evaluation of patients with schizophrenia and lead to reduced quality of care and inaccurate schizophrenia prognosis (Ay et al., 2006; Corrigan et al., 2012). Therefore, reducing the prejudice and stigma of professionals towards patients with schizophrenia comprises an essential issue in psychiatric training. Increasing the frequency and knowledge of contact with patients can reduce prejudice and stigmatization of mental illness (Corrigan et al., 2012). The experience of contacting people with schizophrenia in daily life can increase familiarity with the disease and is also related to lower social distance (Angermeyer et al., 2004; Corrigan et al., 2001). However, studies have already demonstrated that higher familiarity may be related to higher social distance and prejudice (Corrigan et al., 2005). The divergence of research findings may be due to the intensity of contact levels. Moreover, the contact environment between the respondents and the schizophrenic patient, such as the workplace, school, and home, may bring different feelings. The frequency and type http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asia-Pacific Psychiatry Wiley

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1758-5864
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INTRODUCTIONThe stigma and prejudice regarding patients with schizophrenia are long‐standing social phenomena. Although health professionals are medically trained, they are prone to hold negative attitudes and label patients with schizophrenia (Grausgruber et al., 2007; Mukherjee et al., 2002; Nordt et al., 2006) Negative attitudes and prejudices can affect the treatment and evaluation of patients with schizophrenia and lead to reduced quality of care and inaccurate schizophrenia prognosis (Ay et al., 2006; Corrigan et al., 2012). Therefore, reducing the prejudice and stigma of professionals towards patients with schizophrenia comprises an essential issue in psychiatric training. Increasing the frequency and knowledge of contact with patients can reduce prejudice and stigmatization of mental illness (Corrigan et al., 2012). The experience of contacting people with schizophrenia in daily life can increase familiarity with the disease and is also related to lower social distance (Angermeyer et al., 2004; Corrigan et al., 2001). However, studies have already demonstrated that higher familiarity may be related to higher social distance and prejudice (Corrigan et al., 2005). The divergence of research findings may be due to the intensity of contact levels. Moreover, the contact environment between the respondents and the schizophrenic patient, such as the workplace, school, and home, may bring different feelings. The frequency and type

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Asia-Pacific Psychiatry – Wiley

Published: Sep 1, 2022

Keywords: health professionals; medical education; schizophrenia; social distance

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