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Stigmatization of Patients Suffering from Schizophrenia
Marija Vučić Peitl
Vjekoslav Peitl
Eduard Pavlović
Joško Prološčić
Daniela Petrić
Sažetak
For the general public, but also for healthcare professionals, schizophrenia is still one of those areas of medicine connected
with feelings of unease, fear and prejudice. These feelings lead to stigmatization and discrimination which are
unjust processes which put patients suffering from mental illnesses into undesirable and unequal positions. Aim of this
research was to establish the extent of stigmatization of mentally ill patients among the population of healthcare professionals
and future healthcare professionals and if they differ from general population. Results show that stigmatization
of schizophrenic patients is high among all included populations. Although there were no statistical differences between
groups regarding the assessment of schizophrenic patients, nurses employed in psychiatric wards exhibited a tendency
towards higher acceptance of schizophrenic patients, as well as better understanding of that illness. This data emphasizes
a growing need for continuous education of general population but also of healthcare professionals.
Ključne riječi
stigmatization; discrimination; schizophrenia; healthcare professionals
Hrčak ID:
72253
URI
Datum izdavanja:
25.9.2011.
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