Experiences of stigma and discrimination of people with schizophrenia in India.

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Published in Soc Sci Med on October 18, 2014

Authors

Mirja Koschorke1, R Padmavati2, Shuba Kumar3, Alex Cohen4, Helen A Weiss5, Sudipto Chatterjee6, Jesina Pereira6, Smita Naik6, Sujit John2, Hamid Dabholkar7, Madhumitha Balaji6, Animish Chavan8, Mathew Varghese9, R Thara2, Graham Thornicroft10, Vikram Patel11

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Global Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College, London, UK. Electronic address: mirja.koschorke@kcl.ac.uk.
2: Schizophrenia Research Foundation (SCARF), Chennai, India.
3: Samarth, Chennai, India.
4: Centre for Global Mental Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
5: MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
6: Sangath, Goa, India.
7: Parivartan, Satara, India.
8: Nirmittee, Satara, India.
9: NIMHANS, Bengaluru, India.
10: Centre for Global Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College, London, UK.
11: Centre for Global Mental Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK; Sangath, Goa, India.

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