Schizophrenia; A stigma on social media for patients

ONALASKA: A recent study found that people with the mental illness schizophrenia are more likely to experience prejudice on social media.

People with schizophrenia face the stigma of their mental disorder on social media, with their posts tackling the challenge of dispelling the misconception that people with the disease are not a danger to themselves. Nor for others.

Cody Green, a 23-year-old resident of Onalaska, who suffers from schizophrenia, said that people treat me like I’m dangerous because of my illness. Although I have never been violent.

In this regard, experts say, social groups are a means of promoting mental health care for people with this chronic disorder, and these groups provide information that can help reduce negative perceptions of people with schizophrenia. I help.

Cody Green creates content about schizophrenia on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube and Threads to help people get the right information about the disease.