There is a worldwide presumption of the negative implications associated with schizophrenia for both sufferers and the wider community in which they find themselves. The myth that is especially prominent in modern society, despite an increase in education over the years, is that people diagnosed with schizophrenia are dangerous and unpredictable. This stigma has been proven through many studies conducted in different countries and cultures, and the perception of schizophrenia patients is at a disadvantage compared to the way the media portrays it in fiction and real-life events. Beyond this, the presumption of the dangers of schizophrenia can create a powerful culture of fear that provides a powerful platform on which to build stigma. These assumptions about schizophrenia can and will negatively affect those suffering from the disorder and their families indefinitely unless there is more rigorous education offered to the public. Over the years, several studies have been conducted to analyze how the public perceives people with schizophrenia. . Stigma is something that follows mental illness everywhere, whether it is the general population shaming those who suffer from it or discrediting it as an illness. Because of the perception that schizophrenia sufferers are dangerous and unpredictable, the myths surrounding this illness are harsher than those of more common mental illnesses. A study conducted in Germany in 2001 showed the results of a survey carried out comparing the attitudes of 5000 individuals towards depression and schizophrenia. According to the survey, people suffering from schizophrenia believe that schizophrenia sufferers are twice as dangerous and unpredictable as those suffering from major depression and from this the respondents perceived positive reactions t...... means of paper ...... of the public towards the mentally ill in developed Asian countries. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 42(9), 734-739. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/68198586?accountid=10382Fitzpatrick, J.J. (2012) The Stigma Surrounding Mental Illness Persists. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 26(2), 435-436. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10/1016/j.apnu.2012.10.001Leiderman, E.A., Vazquez, G., Berizzo, C., Bonifacio, A., Bruscoli, N., Capria, J.I., Ehrenhaus, B., Guerero, M., Guerero, M., Lolich, M., Milev, R. (2010) Public knowledge, beliefs and attitudes towards patients with schizophrenia: Buenos Aires. . Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 46, 281-290. doi:10.1007/s00127-010-1096-0Wahl, OF (2012) Stigma as a barrier to recovery from mental illness. Trends in Cognitive Science, 16(1), 9-10. doi:10.1016/j.tics.2011.11.002