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People with schizophrenia are being discriminated against in many countries across the globe, according to a new study

Recent research published in the Lancet gauged people’s attitudes to the condition across 27 countries.

According to the findings, 43 per cent of sufferers said they had experienced discrimination from family members, while 47 per cent said they had problems making or keeping friends due to the illness.

Furthermore, 64 per cent of participants expect discrimination when applying for work, training or education.

The authors of today’s report said levels of discrimination were "consistently high" across the countries involved in the study.

"If confirmed by further studies, this finding might guide mental health services to promote social inclusion and to rely less upon compulsory treatment in the future," it said.

Meanwhile, some medical experts have recently claimed that depression can be beneficial and is an integral part of an individual’s biological make-up.

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 at 1:01 pm and is filed under General.