Background and aimMore recent definitions of stigma focus on the results of stigma – the prejudice, avoidance, rejection and discrimination directed at people believed to have an illness, disorder or other trait perceived to be undesirable.MethodsDuring this study, we used Attitudes to Mental Illness Questionnaire (AMIQ), which helped us to understand the differences in the acceptance by the population for 3 different types of diseases: addiction, diabetes and schizophrenia.Results(1) Alban has diabetes. (2) Besnik has schizophrenia.Conclusions(1) The patients with schizophrenia have higher levels of stigma compared diabetic patients or those alcoholics (Tables 1 and 2 and Fig. 1). (2) Statistical processing carried out concluded that have statistically significant differences between gender-stigma (P = 0.001), age-stigma (P = 0.0001) and education-stigma (P = 0.001) (Fig. 2). (3) Health care workers stigma is exactly the same as in general population (P = 0.01) (Fig. 2).Recommendations– Support recovery and social inclusion and reduce discrimination.– Do not label or judge people with a mental illness, treat them with respect and dignity as you would anyone else.– Do not discriminate when they come participation, housing and employment.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Background and aimA long-acting form of risperidone is now broadly available for the treatment of schizophrenia and closely related psychiatric conditions. It combines the advantage of previously available depot formulations for first-generation drugs with the favorable characteristics of the modern “atypical” antipsychotics, namely higher efficacy in the treatment of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia and reduced motor disturbances [1].MethodsDuring this study, we observed side effects that appear in patients that are treated with risperidone depot. Patients were observed for a period of 3 months (October–December 2015) and the side effects were evaluated with Glasgow Antipsychotic Side-effect Scale (GASS). The data obtained were analyzed with SPSS, trying to prove the impact of variables such as: gender, age, diagnosis, dose and duration of treatment on the occurrence of side effects.ResultsThrough statistical processing, we reached the conclusion that there is a statistically significant correlation between duration of treatment and side effects (P value was 0.0001). Between two variables has a strong positive correlation (Kendall value was 0.766). Has a statistically significant correlation between the drug dose and side effects (P value was 0.026). Between two variables has a moderate positive correlation (Kendall value was 0.504). No statistically significant correlation between these variables: gender-side effects, diagnose-side effects and age-side effects.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

IntroductionThe etiologic diagnosis of ataxic syndrome is a challenge itself, requiring a complete history, physical examination, and sometimes neuroimaging, as well as extensive laboratory evaluation but despite that in many cases, the etiology remains uncertain. But in this case report, we are focused on a complication due to this syndrome, depression episode in a patient suffering from an yet unknown etiology of ataxic syndrome.Case presentationAn 18.5 years old Albanian female visits for the first time the child and adolescent psychiatry clinic suffering from insomnia for at least 3 months, had difficulties in taking care of her personal hygiene, did not communicate to anyone, loss of appetite, spent 2–3 hours crying without reason and depressive humor. She also manifested tremor and gait abnormalities, which according to her medical history a year ago, in Italy she was diagnosed with ataxic syndrome, but the etiology is not yet specified. BECK Depression Inventory at the first presentation scored 47 points. The girl was hospitalized and treated in our clinic.ConclusionPatient suffering from ataxic syndrome have many neurologic complication with the passing of the years, but there has been little information or focus on the psychiatric ones and in the literature is described a syndrome called cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome with similar symptoms. In this case, we describe a patient with life-threatening situation due to her mental health condition and by treating the depression we noticed that the neurologic symptoms improved as well.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.