A survey on experienced and anticipated discrimination in first-episode psychotic patients: findings from the PICOS project

Background/Objectives: Most research on stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness focused on what attitude the general population has towards psychiatric patients. Few studies have been conducted so far on self-reported stigma in people with mental illness and very few explored the perception of patients experiencing first-episode psychosis. This survey aims to describe patterns and severity of experienced and anticipated discrimination in people with first-episode psychosis (FEP). Methods: Cross-sectional survey conducted within the context of the Psychosis Incident Cohort Outcome Study (PICOS),…