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Stigma Impact on Moroccan Families of Patients With Schizophrenia
Country: Morocco
Classification: Mental Illness
Year of Publication: 2004
Study Type:
Quantitative Study
Sample Size:
100
The Research party:
University Psychiatric Center Ibn Rushd,
Casablanca, Morocco
Main Idea or Research Questions:
This study explores whether in Morocco, a non-Western country, family members of patients with schizophrenia suffer from stigma and, if they do, which areas of their lives are most affected; and also, explores family members' knowledge about the Illness and their attitudes toward the patients.