对精神分裂症患者的经历和预期歧视的全球模式:一个横截面调查
Graham Thornicroft1, Elaine Brohan, Diana Rose
1Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK.
Lancet (London, England)
|January 24, 2009
概括
精神分裂症患者在人际关系和就业方面经常面临严重的歧视. 这项研究强调了预期和经历的耻辱的高率,影响了全球生活质量.
科学领域:
- 精神病学和心理健康 精神病学和心理健康
- 社会心理学 社会心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 精神分裂症与广泛的耻辱感有关,导致社会边缘化,贫困和生活质量下降.
- 了解歧视的性质,方向和严重程度对于制定有效干预措施至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 描述精神分裂症患者中预期和经历的歧视的患病率和特征.
- 评估耻辱对社会关系,就业和自我认知的影响.
主要方法:
- 在27个国家的732名被诊断为精神分裂症的参与者进行了横截面调查.
- 歧视和耻辱度量 (DISC) 用于衡量积极经历的歧视,负面经历的歧视和预期的歧视.
主要成果:
- 近一半的参与者在友 (47%) 和家庭 (43%) 中经历了负面歧视.
- 在就业 (找到/保持工作) 中的歧视影响了27-29%,在亲密关系中,27%.
- 预期的歧视很高,特别是在工作 (64%) 和人际关系 (55%) 方面,其中72%的人隐了他们的诊断.
结论:
- 在全球范围内,精神分裂症患者中普遍存在高比例的预期和经历的歧视.
- 现有的残疾歧视法律可能在没有补充干预措施的情况下不足,以增强自尊和打击社会耻辱.
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