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Relation between Internalized Stigma and its correlates among Psychiatric Inpatients in Minia Governorate

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Background: People experiencing or perceived to have a mental illness often subject to stigma from many sources which can be automatically internalized and result in internalized stigma. Aim: This study aimedat assessing the levels of internalized stigma and explores relation between demographic, clinical data, and internalized stigma among psychiatric inpatients in Minia governorate. Research Design: A descriptive correlational research design was used in this study. Study subjects and setting: 50 psychiatric inpatients at Minia Hospital for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment in New Minia City were included in the study. Tools: Socio-demographic and clinical data questionnaire and Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale were used. Results: More than half (60%) of the studied patients were males, near to one third (30%) had schizophrenia, less than two thirds (60%) of them had a moderate level of internalized stigma, while 26% of them had high level of internalized stigma and only 14% of them had low level of internalized stigma. Conclusion: There were no statistically significant differences between internalized stigma levels and all sociodemographic and clinical data of the patients except for occupation and duration of hospitalization. Recommendations: Designing and implementing psycho-educational programs for psychiatric mentally ill patients to decrease internalized stigma are needed.

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10.21608/msnj.2021.190724

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Clinical data, internalized stigma, psychiatric patients, Sociodemographic data

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Tahany

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Mohammed

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Shaaban

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Assistant lecturer of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University

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Ikram

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Mohammed

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Ibraheem

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Professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University

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Sabah

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Hassan

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Saleh

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Assistant Professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University

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009

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1

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27044

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2021-06-01

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2021-06-16

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2021-06-30

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127

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134

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2537-012X

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2785-9797

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Minia Scientific Nursing Journal

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https://msnj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Relation between Internalized Stigma and its correlates among Psychiatric Inpatients in Minia Governorate

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23 Jan 2023