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Internalized stigma and its impact in Indian outpatients with bipolar disorder.

Psychiatry Research 2017 December
Patients with many psychiatric disorders have considerable internalized stigma. The current study intended to examine the level and impact of internalized stigma in patients with bipolar affective disorder (BPAD). 60 patients with BPAD, 33 patients with schizophrenia and 30 patients with anxiety disorders were compared on Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness scale and The Stigma Scale. The patients with BPAD were assessed using Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), Participation scale (PS) and World Health Organization Quality Of Life - Brief Version - Hindi (WHOQOL-bref). Significant differences were found in all domains of self-stigma measures among the three groups. Using appropriate covariates, it was found that the differences were significant and independent of the effect of the covariates. In patients of BPAD, stigma and its domains were significantly correlated with the measures on monthly income, education, socio-occupational functioning, RSES, PS and WHOQOL-bref. Patients with BPAD experience substantial stigma, which was intermediate between that experienced by patients with schizophrenia (higher) and that experienced by patients with anxiety disorder (lower). Internalized stigma has significant impact on self-esteem, socio-occupational participation and functioning, and quality of life in patients with BPAD. Small sample size, sample of convenience, and cross-sectional design, limit the generalizability of the results.

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