For development of effective anti-stigma activities, we reviewed previous researches and parallelly reported the findings of the pilot analysis of a survey. There are two kinds of stigma:perceived stigma, that is, people's thoughts about what society thinks of mental disorders; and self-stigma, people's thoughts about what they themselves think of mental disorders. Stigma is associated with different attributes and backgrounds, and concerns mental health status. Moreover, self-stigma of mental disorders is related to delayed help-seeking behavior. The stigma of schizophrenia is more severe compared to depression. The perceived stigma could be more severe after acquiring its knowledge of schizophrenia in our pilot analysis of a survey. In conclusion, it is necessary to develop anti-stigma activities for better understanding of the characteristics in the stigma of schizophrenia.
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