The magnitude and correlates of internalized stigma among people with mental illness attending the outpatient department of Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The magnitude and correlates of internalized stigma among people with mental illness attending the outpatient department of Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Introduction: Internalized stigma is an ongoing process of psychological assimilation of the community labels towards mental illness, in which people with mental illness (PWMI) gradually lose their current positive belief and confidence in themselves and their future wishes. It affects the treatment...

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Main Authors: Asres Bedaso, Keralem Workie, Mulugeta Gobena, Emnet Kebede
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-05-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Stigma
Internalized stigma
Mental illness
Social support
Unemployed
Amanuel mental specialized hospital
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022007198

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