RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Stigma is a major problem in schizophrenia, and the most effective way to reduce it is to provide information. But literature lacks studies evaluating long-term efficacy of mass communication. AIMS: This is a pilot study to assess if a brief intervention (TV report) may have long-term effects. METHOD: Assessing stigma scores from subjects before and after seeing a vignette. RESULTS: We found that the social distance and restriction to patients not only fell after a brief intervention but also kept lower after 1 and 3 months. CONCLUSION: We conclude that even brief intervention may create persistent impact in reducing discrimination.

Assuntos

Educação de Pacientes como Assunto/métodos , Distância Psicológica , Esquizofrenia , Estigma Social , Televisão , Brasil , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Projetos Piloto , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica