Other Myths
Other misconceptions such as the Schizophrenia is caused by too many books to read or study without rest, excessive masturbation or frustrated love. It is also false to ensure that people are unproductive and unable to work.
How to combat the stigma associated with schizophrenia?
The actions to be carried out are summarized in three aspects:
- facilitate access to the best treatments that are now avail,
- changing attitudes and prejudices of the people through education,
- and innovate in terms of laws and policies directed at reducing discrimination and increase legal protection for those suffering from mental disease.
Among some concrete steps to take are:
a) promote the development and use of drugs that control symptoms and at the same time, minimize side effects;,
b) initiating educational efforts aimed at changing community attitudes,
c) include anti-stigma education on health professionals,
d) increase the psychoeducation of patients and their families about ways to live with the disease, involving them in identifying practices
discriminatory and e) promote legal and social actions to reduce discrimination.
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