“…Self-esteem can be lost due to the content of voices and delusions (Rhodes et al, 2005), loss of employment (Bassett et al, 2001;Mackrell & Lavender, 2004) and labeling/stigma (Laliberte-Rudman et al, 2000;Lloyd et al, 2005;MacDonald et al , 2005;Rice, 2008). This is often internalized resulting in participants judging "themselves as useless, incapable or insane" (Wagner & King, 2004, p. 143).…”