Interestingly, there was a distinct lack of self-stigma in participants' statements all but one set concealment in the context of anticipating stigmatising reactions from others, rather than believing themselves to be in some way defective. Reference Dinos, Stevens, Serfaty, Weich and King12, Reference Link, Mirotznik and Cullen15, Reference Corrigan, Larson and Rusch16

Reference Brockington, Hall, Levings and Murphy13 There was an indication that professionals withheld detailed diagnostic information from participants, Reference Clafferty, McCabe and Brown7, Reference Leavey, King, Cole, Hoar and Johnson-Sabine14 contributing to their anticipation of negative reactions, which resulted in diagnostic secrecy and decreased social relationships. Reference Dinos, Stevens, Serfaty, Weich and King12 Participants also appeared to experience ‘benevolent stigma’, a reportedly common attitude towards people with other mental health problems but not specifically schizophrenia. Reference Corrigan, Markowitz and Watson10, Reference Link, Phelan, Bresnahan, Stueve and Pescosolido11 The findings also reflect those found elsewhere that the diagnostic label of schizophrenia, in part reflected in media reporting, is associated with greater stigma than other psychiatric diagnoses. a source of stigma and social exclusion, Reference Hayne1, Reference Pitt, Kilbride, Welford, Nothard and Morrison2 and reported being subject especially to perceptions of dangerousness and incompetence. Participants described the contradictory nature of being diagnosed with schizophrenia as a means of access v. The findings reflect and expand on the literature. Participants were seen to describe constant social and psychological processes involved in avoiding schizophrenia, trying to understand it, managing the stigma surrounding it, and becoming it (i.e. Reference Harrison and Gill8 The current research aimed to contribute to existing literature and inform the practice of giving the diagnosis of schizophrenia by exploring individuals' subjective experiences of receiving a diagnosis of schizophrenia and stigma relating to the diagnostic label. Research has neglected perceptions of diagnosed individuals about the experience, thus failing to substantiate diagnosis as a phenomenon of consequence. Reference Shea6 However, the importance of this experience remains largely silent within psychiatry and mental health services. Reference Watson, Corrigan, Larson and Sells5 Incorporating the ‘schizophrenic’ identity into a new self-concept may be part of the recovery process. Reference Link, Cullen, Struening, Shrout and Dohrenwend4 Alternatively, individuals may resist stigma and have a strong sense of group identity and empowerment. Reference Deegan3 Stigma can lead individuals to internalise negative attitudes, resulting in low self-esteem and social isolation. Reference Hayne1, Reference Pitt, Kilbride, Welford, Nothard and Morrison2 Evidence suggests it is an extremely powerful diagnosis that can have a devastating impact on a person's self-identity. a source of labelling and social exclusion. Remove unwanted text parts, sort lines or paragraphs, change case, and do much, much more with text.The diagnosis of schizophrenia may be contradictory: as a means of access and explanation v. with functions for reformating text paragraphs, cleaning up tabs, quotes, or line endings. Extend your favorite word processor, email app, or web browser e.g. WordService provides a large number of commands for working with selected text. Never launch Calculator again if you just need a quick calculation. Append the result to the formula, replace the selected text, or show the result in a panel. CalcServiceĮnter calculations into any Service-aware app like as Mail, Messages, or any of our apps, and get the result with a single keystroke. They are provided either by the system itself, by third-party applications such as DEVONthink and DEVONagent, or can be installed as separate modules. Services appear in the Mac’s Services sub-menu and act on selected text, pictures, links, or files. Directly access all your apps, your home folder, documents, snippets, or just anything that can be put into a folder. Launch any app with a single menu choice or insert text snippets into your documents. They give you access to your applications, folders, documents, files, and text snippets. Add one or more out of six menus to the right side of your menu bar.

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