Paul Lee|Margaret T. Y. Lee|Min?Sen Chiu|Arthur Kleinman
Experience of social stigma by people with schizophrenia in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Baptist University|Harvard University
research stigma often focuses general public attitudes overlooks patients subjective experiences everyday stigma arising significant othersto document compare interpersonal experiences stigma patients schizophrenia patients diabetes mellitus hong kongfour focus groups conducted generate selfreport questionnaire data collected outpatients schizophrenia n320 diabetes n160significantly patients schizophrenia 40 diabetes average 15 experienced stigma family members partners friends colleagues 50 anticipated stigma 55 concealed illness dysphoria occurred halfinterpersonal especially intrafamilial stigma pervasive hard avoid devastating patients schizophrenia family support realised rather assumed despite emphasis relationship bonds chinese society programmes build family rehabilitative resource start early reduce development adverse impacts stigma