Self-stigma in patients with schizophrenia: a multicentric study from three Latin-America countries

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Alejandra Caqueo-UrízarDavid R Williams

Abstract

The aim of this study was to describe the degree of self-stigma in patients with schizophrenia across three Latin-Americans countries (Bolivia, Chile and Peru). The study included 253 outpatients that were assessed using the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale (ISMI). The results show that 48.7% of patients from Bolivia report high internalized stigma compared to 38.6% from Chile and 28.6% from Peru. There were no statistically significant differences in ISMI mean total scores for country (p = 0.057), however, there were significant differences on two subscales: alienation and social withdrawal for which Bolivia had the highest scores. In conclusion, even though these countries share several common cultural characteristics, there are also some differences between them on patients' self-stigma.

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Feb 19, 2020·Psicologia, Reflexão E Crítica : Revista Semestral Do Departamento De Psicologia Da UFRGS·Natalia Salinas-OñateHéctor Betancourt
Feb 26, 2020·European Psychiatry : the Journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists·J DubreucqN Franck
Jun 27, 2019·European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience·Alejandra Caqueo-UrízarGuillaume Fond
Sep 29, 2020·The International Journal of Social Psychiatry·Seher KaşliKerime Bademli

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