Rationale Mental health-related stigma and discrimination not only affect persons living with
schizophrenia but also their whole families. Stigma and discrimination reduction is key to …

Purpose Mental health-related stigma affects people with mental disorders and their
families. We aimed to investigate the experience of stigma among relatives of patients with …

Background In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of the stigma experienced
by people with mental illnesses and their families. The aim of this study is to assess the …

Purpose Family stigma constitutes a major problem in schizophrenia worldwide. Data on first-
hand experience of stigma in families is necessary for planning and implementing …

Background: Stigmatization of people with mental illness has been investigated in numerous
studies. Little research, however, has been done to explore how relatives of people with …

Background There is a scarcity of data regarding the actual stigma and discrimination
experienced by schizophrenic patients and their relatives. Those experiences can vary …

BackgroundExploring cultural differences may improve understanding about the social
processes underlying the stigmatisation of people with mental illness. AimsTo compare …

Introduction Schizophrenia is a chronic disabling and the most stigmatizing mental disorder
worldwide. The stigma experienced by family caregivers impacts their lives in different ways …

Objective: The aim was to apply a structured questionnaire, the Inventory of Stigmatizing
Experiences (ISE), to study experiences of stigma (associated stigma) among relatives of …

Purpose The aim of this review is to identify consistent themes among the qualitative
literature on stigma as experienced by patients with schizophrenia receiving community …