ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the stigma in the public about the patients with depression and diabetes.Methods The stigma situation of the publics (workers,peasants,students,intellectuals and others,collect 300 respectively) were assessed for the patients with depression and diabetes with the Struening Belittle Scale.1500 questionnaires were distributed and 1421 effectual questionnaires were retrieved.Results ① A comprehensive compare of public stigma between depression and diabetes showed that about 89.0％ of the public with stigma and 11.0％ of the public without stigma for the patients with depression,about 32.0％ of the public with stigma and 68.0％ of the public without stigma for the patients with diabetes.There were significant differences in frequency of public stigma for two diseases (x2 =744.906,P ＜ 0.01).②There were significant differences in the total scores((52.8 ± 12.4) vs(32.4 ± 13.6),t =5.328,P ＜ 0.01) and subscale scores of the Stmening Belittle Scale (Patient Belittle Scale:(26.5 ± 8.6) vs (12.4 ± 5.6),t =3.276,P ＜ 0.01 ; Family Belittle Scale:(22.8 ±6.4) vs(9.4 ± 5.2),t =2.988,P＜ 0.01) of the public for the patients with depression and diabetes.Conclusion There is serious stigma in the public for patients with depression.It is more serious and extensive than that for patients with diabetes.