Experiences of stigma and discrimination of people with schizophrenia in India

Mirja Koschorke, R. Padmavati, Shuba Kumar, Alex Cohen, Helen A. Weiss, Sudipto Chatterjee, Jesina Pereira, Smita Naik, Sujit John, Hamid Dabholkar, Madhumitha Balaji, Animish Chavan, Mathew Varghese, R. Thara, Graham Thornicroft and Vikram Patel

Social Science & Medicine, 2014, vol. 123, issue C, 149-159

Abstract: Stigma contributes greatly to the burden of schizophrenia and is a major obstacle to recovery, yet, little is known about the subjective experiences of those directly affected in low and middle income countries. This paper aims to describe the experiences of stigma and discrimination of people living with schizophrenia (PLS) in three sites in India and to identify factors influencing negative discrimination.

Keywords: India; Stigma; Discrimination; Mental illness; Schizophrenia; Mixed methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.10.035

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