caa a22 4500 44584874X CHVBK 20180317145406.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10597-010-9341-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10597-010-9341-1 Perceived Impact of the Disclosure of a Schizophrenia Diagnosis [Elektronische Daten] [Anand Pandya, Catherine Bresee, Ken Duckworth, Katrina Gay, Michael Fitzpatrick] Stigma against those with schizophrenia has demonstrated deleterious effects. However, less is known about the experience of individuals who disclose this diagnosis and how such disclosures differ by social situations. This study examines diagnosis disclosure in different contexts. A convenience sample of 258 adults with schizophrenia recruited via the internet and e-mail lists completed an online survey. Subjects were more open about their diagnosis with doctors, parents and friends than with employers or police. Those who report very good current mental health or who had fewer types of relationships were more open overall. Although reactions to disclosure varied, many report worse treatment by police and better treatment by parents after disclosure. Many also experienced worse treatment for medical problems after disclosing their schizophrenia diagnosis. These results support targeted anti-stigma interventions. It also suggests that stigma must be understood through individual experience in specific contexts rather than as a unitary experience. The Author(s), 2010 Schizophrenia nationallicence Psychosocial nationallicence Stigma nationallicence Healthcare disparities nationallicence Police nationallicence Pandya Anand Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA aut Bresee Catherine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Thalians C-301, 8730 Alden Drive, 90048, Los Angeles, CA, USA aut Duckworth Ken The National Alliance on Mental Illness, 3803 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 100, 22203, Arlington, VA, USA aut Gay Katrina The National Alliance on Mental Illness, 3803 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 100, 22203, Arlington, VA, USA aut Fitzpatrick Michael The National Alliance on Mental Illness, 3803 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 100, 22203, Arlington, VA, USA aut Community Mental Health Journal Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 47/6(2011-12-01), 613-621 0010-3853 47:6<613 2011 47 10597 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-010-9341-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-010-9341-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pandya Anand Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bresee Catherine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Thalians C-301, 8730 Alden Drive, 90048, Los Angeles, CA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Duckworth Ken The National Alliance on Mental Illness, 3803 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 100, 22203, Arlington, VA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gay Katrina The National Alliance on Mental Illness, 3803 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 100, 22203, Arlington, VA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fitzpatrick Michael The National Alliance on Mental Illness, 3803 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 100, 22203, Arlington, VA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Community Mental Health Journal Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 47/6(2011-12-01), 613-621 0010-3853 47:6<613 2011 47 10597 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer