Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, University of Belgrade, Serbia.
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2012 Jul;58(4):355-61. doi: 10.1177/0020764011399000. Epub 2011 Jun 15.
The presented study is part of the International Study of Discrimination and Stigma Outcomes (INDIGO) conducted in 28 countries. The aim of this study was to compare the degree of experienced and anticipated stigma of patients with schizophrenia in Serbia with world results.
The Discrimination and Stigma Scale (DISC) was applied in individual interviews. The sample comprised 732 subjects of the main study and 50 subjects from Serbia.
The amount of negative experienced discrimination in Serbia is the same as in other participating countries. The Serbian sample shows more negative discrimination in intimate relationships, personal safety and general harm due to the diagnosis, but more positive discrimination within the family, privileges during treatment of somatic illnesses, and benefits enjoyed in social and retirement insurance. The Serbian sample shows less anticipated discrimination in looking for a close relationship and in stopping self from applying for work. The results show that socio-demographic variables could not predict negative experienced and anticipated discrimination, while those same variables enable the prediction of 34% of positive discrimination.
Compared to other investigated countries, stigmatization processes for persons with schizophrenia do not differ considerably in Serbia, which justifies the implementation of unique anti-stigma programmes and joint upgrading of legal regulations.
本研究是在 28 个国家开展的国际歧视和污名后果研究（INDIGO）的一部分。本研究旨在比较塞尔维亚精神分裂症患者经历和预期的污名程度与世界结果。
采用歧视和污名量表（DISC）进行个体访谈。样本包括主要研究的 732 名受试者和来自塞尔维亚的 50 名受试者。
塞尔维亚的负性歧视体验量与其他参与国家相同。塞尔维亚样本在亲密关系、人身安全和因诊断而导致的一般伤害方面表现出更多的负性歧视，但在家庭内、在治疗躯体疾病时享有特权以及在社会和退休保险中获益方面表现出更多的正性歧视。塞尔维亚样本在寻找亲密关系和阻止自己求职方面表现出较少的预期歧视。结果表明，社会人口统计学变量不能预测负性体验和预期歧视，但这些相同的变量可以预测 34%的正性歧视。
与其他调查国家相比，塞尔维亚的精神分裂症患者的污名化过程没有明显差异，这证明了实施独特的反污名化方案和联合提升法律规定的合理性。
