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Cultural differences in stigma surrounding schizophrenia: comparison ă between Central Europe and North Africa

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  • Matthias C. Angermeyer

    (Leipzig University / Universität Leipzig)

  • Mauro G. Carta
  • Herbert Matschinger

    (Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health - Leipzig University / Universität Leipzig)

  • Aurélie Millier

    (Creativ-Ceutical - Creativ-Ceutical SARL)

  • Tarek Refai
  • Georg Schomerus
  • Mondher Toumi

    (Pharmaco-Epidémiologie - Université Bordeaux Segalen - Bordeaux 2 - INSERM - Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale)

Abstract

Background ă Exploring cultural differences may improve understanding about the ă social processes underlying the stigmatisation of people with mental ă illness. ă Aims ă To compare public beliefs and attitudes about schizophrenia in Central ă Europe and North Africa. ă Method ă Representative national population surveys conducted in Germany (2011) ă and in Tunisia (2012), using the same interview mode (face to face) and ă the same fully structured interview. ă Results ă In Tunisia, respondents showed a stronger tendency to hold the person ă with schizophrenia responsible for the condition. At the same time they ă expressed more prosocial reactions and less fear than their German ă counterparts. In Germany, the desire for social distance was greater for ă more distant relationships, whereas in Tunisia this was the case for ă close, family-related relationships. ă Conclusions ă Stigma differs between Tunisia and Germany more in form than in ă magnitude. It manifests particularly in those social roles which `matter ă most' to people within a given culture. ă Declaration of interest ă None. ă Copyright and usage ă (C) The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2015.

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  • Matthias C. Angermeyer & Mauro G. Carta & Herbert Matschinger & Aurélie Millier & Tarek Refai & Georg Schomerus & Mondher Toumi, 2016. "Cultural differences in stigma surrounding schizophrenia: comparison ă between Central Europe and North Africa," Post-Print hal-01482536, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-01482536
    DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.154260
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