Background: Social cognition is severely impaired in schizophrenia. Emotion processing,
attributional biases, and theory of mind are often impaired, as well as the understanding of …

Only recently research in social psychology has started to systematically investigate
intergroup attitudes among members of stigmatized minority groups. In particular, the study …

Objective. The experience of stereotype threat (where the prospect of conforming to a
stereotype, or of being treated in terms of it, becomes selfthreatening) affects members of …

Stigmatisation towards individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia (SZ individuals) remains
an important problem, yet few studies to date have examined a theoretically comprehensive …

The stigma of schizophrenia is an intergroup phenomenon associated with issues of social
power. We consider that the concept of stigma power should be extended to include …

This paper investigates social comparisons in people with schizophrenia. Stigma theories
often suggest that people with stigmatized conditions face a chronic threat to selfesteem …

Background Social exclusion towards schizophrenia can occur as a response to symptom
presentations and/or diagnostic knowledge. The present study examined stigma towards …

This study investigated the interpersonal factors (ie, social skills, symptoms, perceived
physical attractiveness) which are related to the stigma of schizophrenia. Social skills …

Objectives Stigmatization of people suffering from schizophrenia spectrum disorder relies on
the existence of a stereotype which is associated with a social category, here schizophrenia …

Background Some studies revealed that psychiatrists have more negative attitudes than
psychologists towards patients with schizophrenia. This raises the question of whether …