Experiences of stigma by association among family members of people with mental illness.

Coping with stigma by association and family burden among family members of people with mental illness.

In this study, we explored stigma by association, family burden, and their impact on the family members of people with mental illness. We also studied the ways in which family members coped with these phenomena. We conducted semistructured interviews with 23 immediate family members of people with mental illness. Participants reported various experiences of stigma by association and family burd...

Self-stigma in people with mental illness.

Persons with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia may internalize mental illness stigma and experience diminished self-esteem and self-efficacy. In this article, we describe a model of self-stigma and examine a hierarchy of mediational processes within the model. Seventy-one individuals with serious mental illness were recruited from a community support program at an outpatient psychiatry dep...

Stigma: the feelings and experiences of 46 people with mental illness. Qualitative study.

BACKGROUND Stigma defines people in terms of some distinguishing characteristic and devalues them as a consequence. AIMS To describe the relationship of stigma with mental illness, psychiatric diagnosis, treatment and its consequences of stigma for the individual. METHOD Narrative interviews were conducted by trained users of the local mental health services; 46 patients were recruited from...

Understanding the impact of stigma on people with mental illness.

The Comparison of Adaptability and Domestic Violence Among Family With Chornic and Mental Illness

The purpose of this study was to determine the rate difference of adaptability and domestic violence in families with children with mental illness chronic and regular in Borujen City. The statistic population of the study included all families with children who have chronic mental illness admitted to daycare centers (girls and boys) in Borujen City including 180 people that among them 30 girls ...