Publications by authors named "Francisco B Guarniero"
Objective: Our purpose was to assess stigma toward schizophrenia in a representative sample of the Brazilian general population.
Methods: The sample consisted of 1015 individuals interviewed by telephone. A vignette describing someone with schizophrenia was read, and four stigma aspects regarding this hypothetical individual were assessed: stereotypes, restrictions, perceived prejudice and social distance.
Article Synopsis
- The study looked at how psychiatrists in Brazil view and believe about schizophrenia and mental illness, focusing on their attitudes toward stigma.
- Researchers asked 1,414 psychiatrists questions about their beliefs through face-to-face interviews, exploring topics like stereotypes and social distance.
- They found three groups: one group had no stigma towards schizophrenia, another group showed mild stigma, while the third group had strong negative views and stereotypes about people with the illness.
Findings on stigmatizing attitudes toward individuals with schizophrenia have been inconsistent in comparisons between mental health professionals and members of the general public. In this regard, it is important to obtain data from understudied sociocultural settings, and to examine how attitudes toward mental illness vary in such settings. Nationwide samples of 1015 general population individuals and 1414 psychiatrists from Brazil were recruited between 2009 and 2010.
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