Isabelle Durand?Zaleski|Jan Scott|Frédéric Rouillon|Marion Leboyer
A first national survey of knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards schizophrenia, bipolar disorders and autism in France
Hôpital Albert-Chenevier|Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris|University of Paris-Est|Inserm|Université Paris Cité|Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne|University of Paris-Est
abstract background order support evidencebased policies reduction stigma better understanding components ignorance knowledge prejudice attitude discrimination behaviour necessary study explores public perceptions quantifies stigma three chronic mental disorders autism schizophrenia bipolar disorders france methods survey 1000 adults selected established market research panel 21item questionnaire explored knowledge attitudes behaviours toward disorder results although 95 respondents recognized names disorder fewer 70 could report specific characteristics 33 considered publically available information adequate respondents identified media main resource labeling conditions negative way frequent 61 referring mental disorders general fell significantly 18 linked individual disorder individuals schizophrenia assumed dangerous 65 respondents would engage social distancing individual versus 29 bipolar disorders 7 autism p lt 0001 contrast disorders discrimination schizophrenia partly attenuated familiarity mental disorders personal family illness conclusion first populationbased survey france shows attitudes towards bipolar disorders autism less prejudicial towards schizophrenia however public attitudes behaviours towards different disorders appear based assumptions rather knowledge evidence suggesting generic information antistigma programme unlikely effective