Renaming schizophrenia to reduce stigma: comparison with the
                        case of bipolar disorder

Ellison, Nell; Mason, Oliver; Scior, Katrina

doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.114.146217

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“…In one study, the authors recruited 68 non-medical undergraduate students and evaluated impact of renaming to find that the previous term is associated with criminal and the association was weakened by renaming (Takahashi et al, 2009). Another study conducted in the UK also showed that "integration disorder" is less associated with dangerousness compared with "schizophrenia" (Ellison et al, 2015) among over 1600 laymen. The present study replicated these findings in the general population in media coverage.…”

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Change in newspaper coverage of schizophrenia in Japan over 20-year period

Aoki

Goulden

et al. 2016

Schizophrenia Research

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a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f oIn Japan, schizophrenia was renamed in 2002 to reduce the stigma that people with schizophrenia are dangerous. However there has been little research on the potential anti-stigma effect of renaming. The present study aimed to examine whether portrayals of schizophrenia in newspapers as dangerous have been varied across renaming of the disease. To achieve this goal, newspaper articles containing the previous and new Japanese names for schizophrenia, published in the decades before and after the renaming, were identified through the database of the three largest Japanese national broadsheets. Identified articles were divided into two categories: a negative category, including a subcategory "danger"; and a positive category. Articles containing bipolar disorder were adopted as a control. The ratio of the number of articles on schizophrenia and danger to that of bipolar disorder was analysed as a variable of interest. The trend of this ratio was investigated to examine whether portrayals of schizophrenia changed after renaming. The search identified 4677 articles on schizophrenia, 53.0% of which were categorised as negative and 38.9% as danger. The search identified 525 articles on bipolar disorder, 24.6% of which were categorised as negative and 11.2% as danger. There was an increase of the ratio before schizophrenia was renamed (r = 0.54, p = 0.104), and a significant decrease after renaming (r = − 0.69, p = 0.028). Fisher's r-to-z transformation demonstrated a significant change in the trend of the ratio across renaming (Z = 2.72, p = 0.007). Renaming schizophrenia might be associated with mitigation in potentially stigmatised depiction of schizophrenia associated with violence in newspaper reports.

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Change in newspaper coverage of schizophrenia in Japan over 20-year period

Aoki

Goulden

et al. 2016

Schizophrenia Research

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“…Furthermore, even though the calls to rename some psychiatric disorders in order to change public beliefs and attitudes towards the mentally ill remains controversial [28,29], the expected advantages of reduced stigma and an improved communication between clinicians, patients and families as proposed by the proponents [30,31] should motivate a more adept consideration of this initiative.…”

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Comparison of Degrees of Social Distance Towards the Mentally Ill Between Relatives of Psychiatric Patients, Health Workers and the General Public

Chidozie

Chioma²,

Omamurhomu³

2016

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The study compared the degree of social distance towards the mentally ill between the public, health workers and relatives of the mentally ill at Madonna University Teaching Hospital, Elele, Rivers State of Nigeria. It took place within 10 months. Two hundred and sixty nine consenting subjects were enlisted in the study. However only 254 completed it comprising 110 relatives of the mentally ill, 47 health workers and 97 non-relatives (public). The modified Bogardus Social Distance Scale (MBSDS) and a self designed questionnaire containing socio-demographic and psychiatric illness variables were administered to each subject. The difference in mean MBSDS scores of the public and relatives of the mentally ill is statistically significant, while the difference in mean MBSDS scores of the public and health workers is not statistically significant. The greatest proportion of respondents (37%) attributed the cause of mentally illness to demonic possession. Stigma towards the mentally ill is not only an important global health concern, but it is a burning human right issue.

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“…Furthermore, even though calls by some researchers to rename some psychiatric disorders in order to change public beliefs and attitudes towards the mentally ill remains controversial [24,25], the expected advantages of reduced stigma and an improved communication between clinicians, patients and families as proposed by the proponents [26,27] of this initiative are too weighty to ignore. Hence a more adept consideration of this initiative should be considered.…”

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Relationship Between Socio-demographic Variables and Social Distance Towards the Mentally Ill

Donald

Judith²,

Omamurhomu³

2016

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This prospective study was designed to identify if there is any relationship between socio-demographic variables and social distance towards the mentally ill. It was carried out at the Madonna University Teaching Hospital over a 10 month period. Two hundred and sixty nine consenting subjects were enlisted in the study. However, only 254 completed it. The 254 subjects comprise 87 males (34.3%) and 167 females (65.7%). The minimum MBSDS score of 7 and the maximum of 35 were recorded in the study. It was established that there is significant association between literacy and MBSDS score. Literate subjects showed lesser MBSDS score compared to illiterate ones. Younger patients (less than 45yrs old) showed higher MBSDS scores on the average compared with older patients. The cause, management and eventual outcome of a patient's mental illness are greatly hampered by social stigma. Sustained public education and sustained advocacy against stigma towards the mentally ill cannot be overemphasized.

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Renaming schizophrenia to reduce stigma: comparison with the case of bipolar disorder

Cited by 20 publications

References 11 publications

Change in newspaper coverage of schizophrenia in Japan over 20-year period

Change in newspaper coverage of schizophrenia in Japan over 20-year period

Comparison of Degrees of Social Distance Towards the Mentally Ill Between Relatives of Psychiatric Patients, Health Workers and the General Public

Relationship Between Socio-demographic Variables and Social Distance Towards the Mentally Ill

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