Dispelling the stigma of schizophrenia: II. The impact of information on dangerousness
Dispelling the stigma of schizophrenia: II. The impact of information on dangerousness
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DOI：
10.1093/oxfordjournals.schbul.a033391
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发表时间：
1999-01-01
影响因子：
6.6
通讯作者：
Link, BG
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作者：
Penn, DL;Kommana, S;Link, BG
这项研究解决了精神分裂症中一个相对被忽视的话题：确定减少对这种疾病患者的污名化的方法。这项研究调查了描述暴力行为和精神分裂症之间联系的信息的呈现是否会影响受试者对精神分裂症目标患者和一般精神疾病患者的痛苦印象。受试者有或没有与精神疾病患者有过接触，他们被要求提供四张“信息表”中的一张，上面有关于精神分裂症及其与暴力行为之间关系的不同信息。然后，受试者阅读一个男性或女性精神分裂症目标个体的简短小插曲。结果表明，报告以前与精神疾病患者接触的受试者将男性目标个体和一般精神疾病患者评定为比以前没有接触的受试者危险性低。接受总结精神分裂症和其他精神疾病（例如，物质滥用）将患有精神疾病的个体评定为比没有收到这一信息的受试者危险性小。公众教育的调查结果的影响进行了讨论。
This study addressed a relatively neglected topic in schizophrenia: identifying methods to reduce stigma directed toward individuals with this disorder. The study investigated whether presentation of information describing the association between violent behavior and schizophrenia could affect subjects' impressions of the dangerousness of both a target person with schizophrenia and individuals with mental illness in general. Subjects with and without previous contact with individuals with a mental illness were administered one of four "information sheets" with varying information about schizophrenia and its association with violent behavior. Subjects then read a brief vignette of a male or female target individual with schizophrenia. Results showed that subjects who reported previous contact with individuals with a mental illness rated the male target individual and individuals with mental illness in general as less dangerous than did subjects without previous contact. Subjects who received information summarizing the prevalence rates of violent behavior among individuals with schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders (e.g., substance abuse) rated individuals with a mental illness as less dangerous than did subjects who did not receive this information. Implications of the findings for public education are discussed.