6 datasets found

Stigma towards persons with mental illness is both a longstanding and widespread phenomenon that affects help seek behavior and quality of life of persons with mental illness...

Background: A high level of stigmatizing attitudes and social distance towards persons with mental illness has been reported in the medical community. Objective: This study was...

BACKGROUND: Treatment of schizophrenia with antipsychotic medications may be associated with increased risks for weight gain, insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, and type 2...

Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that affects physical, psychological, social and environmental domain of life of the victims. They have low quality of life but efforts...

Abstract Treatment of schizophrenia with antipsychotic medications may be associated with increased risks for metabolic disorders such as weight gain, dyslipidemia, and insulin...

African Journal of Social Sciences Sacha & Diamond