Public stigma towards individuals with somatic symptom disorders – Survey results from Germany

von dem Knesebeck, Olaf; Lehmann, Marco; Löwe, Bernd; Makowski, Anna C.

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2018.10.014

Public stigma towards individuals with somatic symptom disorders – Survey results from Germany

OBJECTIVE The study aims to investigate (1) the magnitude of public stigma towards individuals with somatic symptom disorder (SSD), (2) differences in public stigma between SSD and depression, and (3) predictors of social distance towards individuals with SSD. METHODS Analyses are based on a nati…