Beyhan Ba?|Sinan Y?lmaz|?smet K?rp?nar
Factors influencing social distance from people with schizophrenia
Atatürk University|Atatürk University|Atatürk University
aim study investigate nature relationship public causal beliefs social distance people schizophrenia regression analysis results vignettebased opinion survey conducted representative population sample erzincan n 856 findings study suggest positive relationship biological causal beliefs ie brain disease heredity social distance people schizophrenia would premature draw conclusions regard interventions aimed reducing discrimination based stigma however study provides stimulus reconsidering assumptions underlying biological concepts among public might contribute desired reduction social distance people schizophrenia