Internalized stigma and its correlates among patients with severe mental illness

Dorota Szcześniak,1 Agnieszka Kobyłko,2 Irena Wojciechowska,2 Michał Kłapciński,3 Joanna Rymaszewska2 1Division of Consultation Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, 2Department of Psychiatry, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland; 3Provincial Psychiatric Hospital in Zlotoryj...

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Autores principales:	Szcześniak D, Kobyłko A, Wojciechowska I, Kłapciński M, Rymaszewska J
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e85b0a866ee245ed8847c4983d9f59a12021-12-02T04:37:55ZInternalized stigma and its correlates among patients with severe mental illness1178-2021https://doaj.org/article/e85b0a866ee245ed8847c4983d9f59a12018-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/internalized-stigma-and-its-correlates-among-patients-with-severe-ment-peer-reviewed-article-NDThttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-2021Dorota Szcześniak,1 Agnieszka Kobyłko,2 Irena Wojciechowska,2 Michał Kłapciński,3 Joanna Rymaszewska2 1Division of Consultation Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, 2Department of Psychiatry, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland; 3Provincial Psychiatric Hospital in Zlotoryja, Zlotoryja, Poland Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the perceived level of internalized stigma among patients with severe mental illnesses and its relationship with demographic and clinical variables in Poland. Patients and methods: A study sample (n=114, mean age=42.46±14.1 years; 55% of females) consisting of patients with nonorganic psychotic disorders as well as unipolar and bipolar affective disorders was evaluated (58% of outpatients and 39% of inpatients). All patients filled in the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness (ISMI) scale (maximum severity=4). The demographic and clinical data were collected. Results: The study population demonstrated a mild level of internalized stigma (2.23±0.5). The highest score was observed in the alienation domain (2.63±0.8) and reflected moderate severity. The lowest score was noted in the stereotype endorsement domain (2.08±0.6). Moreover, the highest degree of internalized stigma was present in participants with unipolar affective disorder and was of moderate severity (2.46±0.6), while the level was moderate in the alienation domain (2.85±0.8). The level of vocational training education was the only variable associated with higher internalized stigma (P=0.02). There were no associations between gender, employment, and marital status and internalized stigma. The duration of the disease was the only clinical factor showing a significant positive correlation with stigma internalization (r=0.23; P=0.01). The number of hospital admissions and suicide attempts was not significantly correlated with internalized stigma. Conclusion: People with severe mental illnesses in Poland experience a mild level of self-reported internalized stigma. Internalized stigmatization was most strongly associated with alienation, which indicates the need for stigma assessment procedures followed by stigma intervention programs in daily clinical practice. This is in accordance with the trend of environmental “open door” psychiatry, which could be the first step to decrease the level of stigma and internalized stigma in psychiatric patients in Poland. Keywords: severe mental illness, stigma, ISMI scaleSzcześniak DKobyłko AWojciechowska IKłapciński MRymaszewska JDove Medical Pressarticlesevere mental illnessstigmaISMI ScaleNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571Neurology. Diseases of the nervous systemRC346-429ENNeuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Vol Volume 14, Pp 2599-2608 (2018)
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topic	severe mental illness stigma ISMI Scale Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429
spellingShingle	severe mental illness stigma ISMI Scale Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429 Szcześniak D Kobyłko A Wojciechowska I Kłapciński M Rymaszewska J Internalized stigma and its correlates among patients with severe mental illness
description	Dorota Szcześniak,1 Agnieszka Kobyłko,2 Irena Wojciechowska,2 Michał Kłapciński,3 Joanna Rymaszewska2 1Division of Consultation Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, 2Department of Psychiatry, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland; 3Provincial Psychiatric Hospital in Zlotoryja, Zlotoryja, Poland Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the perceived level of internalized stigma among patients with severe mental illnesses and its relationship with demographic and clinical variables in Poland. Patients and methods: A study sample (n=114, mean age=42.46±14.1 years; 55% of females) consisting of patients with nonorganic psychotic disorders as well as unipolar and bipolar affective disorders was evaluated (58% of outpatients and 39% of inpatients). All patients filled in the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness (ISMI) scale (maximum severity=4). The demographic and clinical data were collected. Results: The study population demonstrated a mild level of internalized stigma (2.23±0.5). The highest score was observed in the alienation domain (2.63±0.8) and reflected moderate severity. The lowest score was noted in the stereotype endorsement domain (2.08±0.6). Moreover, the highest degree of internalized stigma was present in participants with unipolar affective disorder and was of moderate severity (2.46±0.6), while the level was moderate in the alienation domain (2.85±0.8). The level of vocational training education was the only variable associated with higher internalized stigma (P=0.02). There were no associations between gender, employment, and marital status and internalized stigma. The duration of the disease was the only clinical factor showing a significant positive correlation with stigma internalization (r=0.23; P=0.01). The number of hospital admissions and suicide attempts was not significantly correlated with internalized stigma. Conclusion: People with severe mental illnesses in Poland experience a mild level of self-reported internalized stigma. Internalized stigmatization was most strongly associated with alienation, which indicates the need for stigma assessment procedures followed by stigma intervention programs in daily clinical practice. This is in accordance with the trend of environmental “open door” psychiatry, which could be the first step to decrease the level of stigma and internalized stigma in psychiatric patients in Poland. Keywords: severe mental illness, stigma, ISMI scale
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title	Internalized stigma and its correlates among patients with severe mental illness
title_short	Internalized stigma and its correlates among patients with severe mental illness
title_full	Internalized stigma and its correlates among patients with severe mental illness
title_fullStr	Internalized stigma and its correlates among patients with severe mental illness
title_full_unstemmed	Internalized stigma and its correlates among patients with severe mental illness
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Internalized stigma and its correlates among patients with severe mental illness

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