Attitudes of psychiatrists toward patients with schizophrenia.
A questionnaire was distributed to psychiatrists to investigate their attitudes toward patients with schizophrenia. A total of 42.7% of 60 respondents never informed patients of the diagnosis of schizophrenia and 40.7% informed on a case-by-case basis. The reason that psychiatrists gave for avoiding informing the patients/family members of the diagnosis was the idea that they would not understand the meaning (32.6%) and that they would drop-out from treatment (28.3%). A total of 88.4% of respondents thought the term 'schizophrenia' was used in a pejorative manner in public. The findings revealed that stigmatizing attitudes of society are also shared by some psychiatrists.
Uçok
Alp
A
Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey. alpucok@superonline.com
Polat
Aslihan
A
Sartorius
Norman
N
Erkoc
Sahap
S
Atakli
Cem
C
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011287:Prejudice; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011570:Psychiatry; D012559:Schizophrenia; D012924:Social Conditions; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014421:Turkey