“Putting yourself in the shoes of others” – Relatability as a novel measure to explain the difference in stigma toward depression and schizophrenia
Differences in both relatability and continuum beliefs seem key to understanding different reactions to someone with depression or schizophrenia. Anti-stigma interventions could be optimized in order to increase relatability and continuum beliefs particularly regarding people with severe, psychotic mental disorders.
Authors
- Georg Schomerus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6752-463X)
- Johanna Leona Kummetat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0914-4732)
- Bruce G. Link (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9980-7450)
- Matthias C. Angermeyer
Institutions
- University of California, Riverside (US)
- Leipzig University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Published
- 2024-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-024-02807-x
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universität Leipzig