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Epilepsia Open, 2023 Objective Self‐stigma is the internalization of unfavorable public perceptions, which people with epilepsy (PWE) frequently experience. PWE with strong self‐stigma have low self‐esteem and are less likely to engage in treatment behavior.
Izumi Kuramochi +5 more
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Mental distress and 'self-stigma' in the context of support provision: exploring attributions of self-stigma as sanism [PDF]
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 2019 Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the findings from a detailed qualitative PhD study exploring experiences of stigma and discrimination in the lives of people in receipt of “mental health support” at two voluntary sector organisations ...
Armstrong, Victoria, Brandon, Toby
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Self-Stigma in Parkinson's Disease: A 3-Year Prospective Cohort Study
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2022 PurposeSelf-stigma is common in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and may lead to social isolation and delayed search for medical help. We conducted a 3-year prospective longitudinal study to investigate the development and evolution of self-stigma ...
Junyu Lin +8 more
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Measuring Weight Self‐stigma: The Weight Self‐stigma Questionnaire [PDF]
Obesity, 2010 Stigma associated with being overweight or obese is widespread. Given that weight loss is difficult to achieve and maintain, researchers have been calling for interventions that reduce the impact of weight stigma on life functioning. Sound measures that are sensitive to change are needed to help guide and inform intervention studies.
Lillis, J. +3 more
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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 ObjectiveThe stigma of mental illness is widespread in the general population and also among healthcare and psychiatric professionals. Yet, research on the self-stigma of the latter is still limited.
Stefan Stuetzle +6 more
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Stigma and Self-Stigma in Addiction [PDF]
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 2017 Addictions are commonly accompanied by a sense of shame or self-stigmatization. Self-stigmatization results from public stigmatization in a process leading to the internalization of the social opprobrium attaching to the negative stereotypes associated with addiction. We offer an account of how this process works in terms of a range of looping effects,
Steve Matthews, Robyn Dwyer, Anke Snoek
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Self-Stigma and Its Relationship with Victimization, Psychotic Symptoms and Self-Esteem among People with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Self-stigma is highly prevalent in schizophrenia and can be seen as an important factor leading to low self-esteem. It is however unclear how psychological factors and actual adverse events contribute to self-stigma.
Ellen M A Horsselenberg +3 more
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Youth, 2022 Many adolescents with diverse sexual orientations lead happy and fulfilled lives. However, evidence consistently suggests elevated rates of mental health difficulties in this population relative to heterosexual peers, and internalization of stigma (i.e.,
Dylan Gilbey +3 more
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BMC Psychiatry, 2019 Background Stigma against mental illness cuts across all age, religion, ethnic origin or socio-economic status. Similarly, self-stigma among psychiatric patients is also prevalent worldwide.
Shanta Maharjan, Bimala Panthee
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How self-stigma affects patient activation in persons with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study
BMJ Open, 2020 Objectives Self-stigma is associated with lower patient activation levels for self-care in persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, the causal pathway linking self-stigma with patient activation for self-care has not been shown. In order to
Hideki Hashimoto +9 more
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