Croatia, November I.DESTIGMA Program Awareness II.Romanian League for Mental Health decides to get involved in the program III.Constitution of the coordinating group
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4 IV.Set Objectives Increase Knowledge about schizophrenia –Lectures for journalism students –School evaluation Improve attitude towards people with schizophrenia – Newspaper articles – Radio broadcasts – Leaflets dissemination – Art exhibition – Theatre show
Croatia, November School evaluation activity To survey the subjects basic knowledge regarding schizophrenia and attitude towards people with schizophrenia. Objective:
Croatia, November We used the following questionnaire: The following statements are common beliefs about schizophrenia Can you tell which are myths and which are facts? 1.People with schizophrenia have a split personality.MythFact 2.Schizophrenia is a brain disease. Myth Fact 3.People with schizophrenia are likely to he violentMythFact 4.Schizophrenia is caused by stress. MythFact 5. One in one hundred people will develop schizophrenia over the course of their lifetime. Myth Fact 6.People with schizophrenia cannot work. MythFact 7.People with schizophrenia usually need medication.Myth Fact 8People with schizophrenia are often mentally retarded or of lower intelligence. MythFact 9.Schizophrenia is caused by poor parenting. Myth Fact Method
Croatia, November People have different experiences and feelings about people with schizophrenia. How do you feel about people who have schizophrenia? Would you he afraid to talk to someone who had schizophrenia?ProbablyUnsure Probably Not Would you be upset or disturbed to be in the same class with someone with schizophrenia? ProbablyUnsure Probably Not Would you make friends with someone who had schizophrenia?ProbablyUnsure Probably Not Would you feel embarrassed or ashamed if your friends knew that someone in your family had schizophrenia? Probably Unsure Probably Not
Croatia, November Method Questionnaire applied on a sample of 1515 students from the 9th grade, from 14 high schools form 13 counties of Romania out of 41.
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10 SCHIZOPHRENIA IS A BRAIN DISEASE CLEAR OPINIONS
Croatia, November PEOPLE WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA ARE LIKELY TO BE VIOLENT` CLEAR OPINIONS
Croatia, November PEOPLE WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA NEED MEDICATION CLEAR OPINIONS
Croatia, November THERE IS NO DIRECT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCHIZOPHRENIA AND POOR PARENTING CLEAR OPINIONS
Croatia, November PEOPLE WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA HAVE SPILT PERSONALITY TENDENCIES
Croatia, November PEOPLE WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA CANNOT WORK TENDENCIES
Croatia, November PEOPLE WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA ARE OFTEN MENTALLY RETARDED OR OF LOWER INTELLIGENCE TENDENCIES
Croatia, November SCHIZOPHRENIA IS CAUSED BY STRESS UNCLEAR OPINIONS
Croatia, November ONE IN ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE WILL DEVELOP SCHIZOPHRENIA OVER THE COURSE OF THEIR LIFETIME UNCLEAR OPINIONS
Croatia, November WOULD YOU BE AFRAID TO TALK TO SOMEONE WHO HAD SCHIZOPHRENIA? ATTITUDE TOWARDS PEOPLE WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA
Croatia, November WOULD YOU BE UPSET OR DISTURBED TO BE IN THE SAME CLASS WITH SOMEONE WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA? ATTITUDE TOWARDS PEOPLE WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA
Croatia, November WOULD YOU MAKE FRIENDS WITH SOMEONE WHO HAD SCHIZOPHRENIA? ATTITUDE TOWARDS PEOPLE WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA
Croatia, November WOULD YOU FEEL EMBARRASSED OR ASHAMED IF YOUR FRIENDS KNEW THAT SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY HAD SCHIZOPHRENIA? ATTITUDE TOWARDS PEOPLE WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA
Croatia, November Conclusions regarding the attitudes towards people with schizophrenia: 1.High proportion of the people who would not avoid a direct contact with people with schizophrenia 2. High percentage of the unsure answers due to the lack of knowledge regarding the illness 3. It is obvious the fact that most of the subjects would be embarrassed to make public the fact that one of the members of their family has schizophrenia
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