The impact of internalized stigma on the well-being of people with Schizophrenia

Morgades-Bamba, Clara; Fuster‐RuizdeApodaca, María José; Molero, Fernando

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2018.12.060

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“…Previous studies concluded that stigma is an important factor affecting symptom management, insight into the illness, adherence to treatment and overall function in participants with schizophrenia (6,7). Patients with schizophrenia experience high levels of stigma, which can be internalized (8). Internalized stigma, or self-stigma, has been defined as "shame, evaluative thoughts, and fear of enacted stigma that results from individuals' identification with a stigmatized group" (9,10).…”

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Effects of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Stigma in Female Patients With Schizophrenia

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Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) has been increasingly recognized as effective in different mental illnesses, but these effects are limited in schizophrenia. For patients with schizophrenia, stigma is one of the most negative factors that affects treatment, rehabilitation and social function. This research aimed to determine the effects of MBCT on stigma in patients with schizophrenia. In total, 62 inpatients with schizophrenia were recruited and randomly assigned to the experimental group or control group. The experimental group received an 8-week MBCT intervention, and the control group were treated as usual. Link's Stigma Scales (with three subscales, including perceived devaluation-discrimination (PDD), stigma-coping orientation, and stigma-related feeling), Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), and Insight and Treatment Attitudes Questionnaire (ITAQ) were used to collect data before and after intervention. After intervention, the post-test score of PDD, stigma-coping orientation, FFMQ, and ITAQ were significantly different between the experimental group and the control group. In the experimental group, the PDD and stigma-coping orientation scores significantly decreased, and FFMQ and ITAQ scores increased remarkably (P < 0.05). In addition, correlation analysis revealed a significant negative correlation between mindfulness and stigma. MBCT was effective in reducing stigma in patients with schizophrenia, which mainly manifested as changes in the patients' perception of stigma as well as the withdrawal and avoidance caused by schizophrenia. Enhancing mindfulness will help reduce the stigma level. MBCT is worthy of promotion and application in patients with schizophrenia.

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Effects of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Stigma in Female Patients With Schizophrenia

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“…However, social categorization, even with mere distinguishing cues, can lead to outgroup stigmatization (Tajfel et al, 1971). In mental illness, reducing stigmatization has received recent though strong interest (Corrigan et al, 2006;Corrigan & Penn, 1999;Morgades-Bamba et al, 2019).…”

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How continuum beliefs can reduce stigma of schizophrenia: The role of perceived similarities

Violeau¹,

Valery²,

Fournier³

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Schizophrenia Research

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“…It is also possible that it mediates the influences of stressors and disease-related distress on functional and well-being outcomes [40]. However, when mediational indirect effects have been tested for self-efficacy on functional outcomes and illness-related behaviours, generally no support has been obtained [38,[41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48], with a few favorable findings [44,[49][50][51]. More robust findings have been reported when self-efficacy was considered as a predictor of patient's functioning when other mediators were considered, such as negative symptoms and illness-related emotional distress [38,45,46,48,52,53].…”

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Training Coping Skills and Coping With Stress Self-Efficacy for Successful Daily Functioning and Improved Clinical Status in Patients With Psychosis: A Randomized Controlled Study

Godoy-Izquierdo¹,

Ml²,

R³

et al. 2021

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There is growing evidence on the relevance of self-efficacy for well-being and functioning among individuals with psychotic disorders, but specific self-efficacy for coping with stress has rarely been investigated. This study explored the outcomes of an intervention for the improvement of coping resources based on a training in coping skills and coping with stress self-efficacy (CSSE). Fourteen adult volunteers who were diagnosed with schizophrenia (n=12) or schizoaffective disorder (n=2) were matched in clinical and sociodemographic characteristics and randomly assigned to the study groups. The intervention group received the training along with their pharmacological therapy; the control group received their prescribed drug therapy. Participants completed self-reports on CSSE, perceived successful daily functioning based on coping skills, and clinical status (BPRS-E). Trained patients showed a significant increase in CSSE and reported greater successful functioning status, and significant improvements in their clinical status were also observed. All these enhancements remained at 3-month and 6-month follow-ups. Control participants showed no significant changes. Moreover, the intervention condition interacted with CSSE and perceived coping functioning in explaining improvements in clinical status: in the treatment group, greater CSSE translated into enhanced daily functioning, and this improvement predicted better clinical status. These findings stress the relevance of promoting coping resources in psychotic disorders and provide preliminary evidence for the potential benefits of CSSE.

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The impact of internalized stigma on the well-being of people with Schizophrenia

Cited by 33 publications

References 66 publications

Effects of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Stigma in Female Patients With Schizophrenia

Effects of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Stigma in Female Patients With Schizophrenia

How continuum beliefs can reduce stigma of schizophrenia: The role of perceived similarities

Training Coping Skills and Coping With Stress Self-Efficacy for Successful Daily Functioning and Improved Clinical Status in Patients With Psychosis: A Randomized Controlled Study

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