title: Comparing accuracy of knowledge of functional effects of schizophrenia and brain injury.
abstract: This study developed and validated the Brain Injury and Schizophrenia Awareness Scale (BISAS) to compare accuracy of knowledge of functional effects of schizophrenia and TBI. The BISAS displayed good internal consistency and evidence of construct validity. Overall, general community participants (n=143) lacked understanding of the shared effects of these conditions, and attributed emotional and behavioural deficits to schizophrenia and cognitive deficits to TBI.
authors.affiliation: School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Yvette
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: McKendry
authors.affiliation: School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. Electronic address: t.ownsworth@griffith.edu.au.
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ownsworth
authors.affiliation: School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Gemma F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Bettens
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001364:Awareness; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D057220:Health Literacy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Mental health literacy; Neurocognitive disorder; Scale development