TY - JOUR
AU - Ran, Mao-Sheng
AB - Purpose Internalized stigma, an adverse psychological process, severely impedes the lives of people diagnosed with schizo- phrenia and restricts them from social integration and recovery. The aim of this study was to empirically evaluate an integra- tive model of relationship between internalized stigma and patients’ recovery-related outcomes among people diagnosed with schizophrenia in a rural Chinese community. Method A total of 232 people diagnosed with schizophrenia in Xinjin, Chengdu, participated in this study and completed measures of internalized stigma, social interaction, perceived social support, social functioning, and symptoms. The inter- nalized stigma of mental illness scale (ISMI) was used to measure the internalized stigma. Path analysis was used to test the association between internalized stigma and recovery-related outcomes. Results There were no significant differences in mean scores of ISMI by gender, age (18–64 years and ≥ 65 years), educa- tion, marital status, or economic capacity. Internalized stigma was negatively associated with perceived social support and social interaction. Furthermore, higher level of internalized stigma was associated with impaired social functioning, and a lower level of social functioning was significantly associated with more severe symptoms. Conclusion Internalized stigma is associated with poor social interaction and weakened perceived social support in people diagnosed with 
TI - An integrative model of internalized stigma and recovery-related outcomes among people diagnosed with schizophrenia in rural China
JF - Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
DO - 10.1007/s00127-018-1646-3
DA - 2018-12-19
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/an-integrative-model-of-internalized-stigma-and-recovery-related-JppG0aNVng
SP - 911
EP - 918
VL - 54
IS - 8
DP - DeepDyve
ER -