Objectives: Stigma and discrimination because of mental illness is still prevalent even in high-income countries where a lot of emphasis has been given to anti-stigma activities and measures to reduce the marginalizat...Objectives: Stigma and discrimination because of mental illness is still prevalent even in high-income countries where a lot of emphasis has been given to anti-stigma activities and measures to reduce the marginalization of these persons. One aspect of the stigma issue is the self-stigmatization that persons suffering from mental illness are experiencing. In this study two different societies have been compared as regards internalized stigma of mental illness. Methods: A widely used questionnaire was used by the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness scale (ISMI). One sample of psychiatric patients from Sweden (N = 163) and from Iran (N = 138) is compared. Results: The Swedish sample generally reports lower levels of experienced stigma except for items covering selfblame and feelings of alienation. Conclusions: There are reasons to consider the aspect of self-stigmatization when working with mentally ill persons even in high income countries with well developed mental health services.展开更多
Family members of bipolar patients experience stigma following being labeled by others,which can disrupt their routine lives and result in social isolation.This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of psychoeducat...Family members of bipolar patients experience stigma following being labeled by others,which can disrupt their routine lives and result in social isolation.This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of psychoeducation in improving the attitudes of bipolar patients’family members towards psychological disorders and internalized stigma.The present study is a quasi-experimental study with a pre-and post-test follow-up design,in which 74 individuals were selected by convenience sampling among families who had a member with a bipolar disorder who was referred to the largest psychiatric hospital in Iran in 2021.The participants were randomly divided into the experimental and control groups(n=37 per group).The members of the experimental group then underwent eight 90-min sessions of psychoeducation.The control group also received psychoeducation at the end of the study.The results of analysis of covariance showed that psychoeducation reduced internalized stigma in the family members of bipolar patients and increased their positive attitudes towards psychological disorders compared with the control group(p<.01).On this basis,psychoeducation can be useful to reduce the internalized stigma of family members of bipolar patients and to increase their positive attitudes towards psychological disorders.展开更多
文摘Objectives: Stigma and discrimination because of mental illness is still prevalent even in high-income countries where a lot of emphasis has been given to anti-stigma activities and measures to reduce the marginalization of these persons. One aspect of the stigma issue is the self-stigmatization that persons suffering from mental illness are experiencing. In this study two different societies have been compared as regards internalized stigma of mental illness. Methods: A widely used questionnaire was used by the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness scale (ISMI). One sample of psychiatric patients from Sweden (N = 163) and from Iran (N = 138) is compared. Results: The Swedish sample generally reports lower levels of experienced stigma except for items covering selfblame and feelings of alienation. Conclusions: There are reasons to consider the aspect of self-stigmatization when working with mentally ill persons even in high income countries with well developed mental health services.
文摘Family members of bipolar patients experience stigma following being labeled by others,which can disrupt their routine lives and result in social isolation.This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of psychoeducation in improving the attitudes of bipolar patients’family members towards psychological disorders and internalized stigma.The present study is a quasi-experimental study with a pre-and post-test follow-up design,in which 74 individuals were selected by convenience sampling among families who had a member with a bipolar disorder who was referred to the largest psychiatric hospital in Iran in 2021.The participants were randomly divided into the experimental and control groups(n=37 per group).The members of the experimental group then underwent eight 90-min sessions of psychoeducation.The control group also received psychoeducation at the end of the study.The results of analysis of covariance showed that psychoeducation reduced internalized stigma in the family members of bipolar patients and increased their positive attitudes towards psychological disorders compared with the control group(p<.01).On this basis,psychoeducation can be useful to reduce the internalized stigma of family members of bipolar patients and to increase their positive attitudes towards psychological disorders.
