Internalized stigmatization and subjective recovery in individuals with chronic mental illness

KAŞLI S., AL O., Bademli K.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY, cilt.67, sa.5, ss.415-420, 2021 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 67 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/0020764020960762
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Periodicals Index Online, CINAHL, EMBASE, Index Islamicus, MEDLINE, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.415-420
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Internalized stigmatization, stigma, chronic mental illness, recovery, subjective recovery, psychiatry nursing, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, SELF-STIGMA, NEGATIVE SYMPTOMS, MEDIATING ROLE, SCHIZOPHRENIA, PEOPLE, INTERVENTION, SUPPORT
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Individuals with mental illness, as they are stigmatized by society, are also stigmatized themselves, and this process is internalized. This may adversely affect the recovery process. Aims: This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between internalized stigmatization and subjective recovery in patients with schizophrenic. Method: This research was performed for patients with schizophrenia at rehabilitation centers registered with the community mental health center. The survey was performed out with 94 patients in the recovery phase who met the inclusion criteria and who going to the center. Sociodemographic information form, internalized stigmatization scale and subjective recovery assessment scale were used in the collection of data. Results: In the study it was found that there is a relationship between internalized stigmatization and subjective recovery. Increased levels of internalized stigma patient outcome would decrease the level of recovery. Conclusion: It is recommended that nurses perform intervention programs to reduce internalized stigmatization in patients with schizophrenia.