Public attitudes to schizophrenia in rural Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorTaskin E.O.
dc.contributor.authorSeyfe Sen F.
dc.contributor.authorAydemir O.
dc.contributor.authorDemet M.M.
dc.contributor.authorOzmen E.
dc.contributor.authorIcelli I.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:24:49Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:24:49Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractBackground. The aim of this study was to determine the public's attitudes and their correlates towards patients with schizophrenia in rural areas. Methods. The study was carried out in a village near Manisa City, Turkey. Two hundred and eight subjects completed the public survey form which consists of ten items screening demographic and health status and 32 items rating attitudes towards schizophrenia. Results. Half of the subjects stated that persons with schizophrenia are aggressive and that they should not be free in the community. More than half of the subjects stated that they would be irritated about having a neighbour with schizophrenia (61.5%), that they would not rent their home to a person with schizophrenia (58.2%), that they do not want to work with a person with schizophrenia (61.1%), and that they would not get married to a person with schizophrenia (85.6%). Conclusions. The public in rural areas sufficiently recognises schizophrenia but has a tendency to stigmatise schizophrenic patients. Their attitudes are generally negative and rejective. They do not want close contact with schizophrenic patients. Interpretation of schizophrenia as a mental illness leads to more negative attitudes and increases the social distance.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1007/s00127-003-0655-y
dc.identifier.issn09337954
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/20142
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAttitude to Health
dc.subjectCulture
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectPublic Opinion
dc.subjectQuestionnaires
dc.subjectRural Population
dc.subjectSchizophrenia
dc.subjectSocial Perception
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectaggressiveness
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectattitude
dc.subjectcommunity care
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectcorrelation coefficient
dc.subjectdemography
dc.subjectemployment
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjectgroup psychology
dc.subjecthealth status
dc.subjecthealth survey
dc.subjecthome
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectmarriage
dc.subjectmass screening
dc.subjectmental patient
dc.subjectpublic opinion
dc.subjectrating scale
dc.subjectrural population
dc.subjectschizophrenia
dc.subjectTurkey (republic)
dc.titlePublic attitudes to schizophrenia in rural Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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