Stigma and discrimination because of schizophrenia and employment

• Main Authors: Milačić-Vidojević, Ivona, Jovanović, Vojislav, Brojčin, Branislav
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Klinički centar Srbije - Klinika za psihijatriju, Beograd i Udruženje psihijatara Srbije, Beograd 2010
• Subjects: stigma; discrimination; employment; schizophrenia; diskriminacija; zaposlenje; mentalna bolest; shizofrenija; sami
• Online Access: http://rfasper.fasper.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/345; http://rfasper.fasper.bg.ac.rs/bitstream/id/399/342.pdf; https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfasper_345

Aim: schizophrenia impairs significantly the ability to work. Anticipated stigmatization and discrimination may also alter finding and keeping a job. Method: In this investigation participated 50 persons with diagnosis of schizophrenia (DISC-10). There were four questions related to employment: 1. Are you currently employed? 2. Have you been treated differently from other people in finding a job because of your diagnosis of mental illness? 3. Have you been treated differently from other people in keeping a job because of your diagnosis of mental illness? 4. How much did you stopped yourself from applying for or going back to work because of your diagnosis of mental illness? Results: We found that 76% of patients were unemployed. 28 % were treated differently in a disadvantaged way in finding a job, 34% in keeping a job. 54 % stopped themselves in applying for work. Conclusion: schizophrenia impairs ability for work, with both actual discrimination and anticipated stigmatization contributing to that. Cilj: stigma i diskriminacija prema osobama sa mentalnom bolešću su česte. Mentalna bolest utiče značajno na sposobnost za rad. Ispitivanje je imalo za cilj da definiše u kojoj meri doživljena i anticipirana stigmatizacija i diskriminacija utiču na pronalaženje i zadržavanje posla. Metod: Intervjuisano je 50 osoba sa postavljenom dijagnozom shizofrenije (DISC- 10). U intervjuu se nalaze četiri pitanja povezana sa zaposlenjem: 1. Da li ste trenutno zaposleni? 2. Da li su se prema vama ponašali drugačije u odnosu na druge ljude zbog dijagnoze mentalne bolesti prilikom konkurisanja za posao? 3. Da li su se prema vama ponašali drugačije u odnosu na druge ljude zbog dijagnoze mentalne bolesti prilikom zadržavanja posla? 4. Koliko ste sami sebe zaustavljali u konkurisanju za posao ili vraćanju na posao, a zbog dijagnoze mentalne bolesti? Rezultati: 56% ispitanika su bili muškarci, u proseku su imali 13 godina edukacije. Rezultati ukazuju da je 76% pacijenta nezaposleno, 34 % pacijenta je izvestilo o doživljenoj ...