Magnitude of internalised stigma and associated factors among people with bipolar disorder at Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.
Shegaye ShumetBethlehem W/MicheleDessie Abebaw AngawTemesgen ErgeteNigus AlemnewPublished in: BMJ open (2021)
One in four patients with bipolar disorder reported high internalised stigma. Unemployment, low educational status, low self-esteem, poor social support and being hospitalised more than three times before were significantly associated with internalised stigma. Thus, a stigma-reduction programme focusing on self-esteem improvement and psychological health of patients to increase their stigma resistance to counteracting effects of internalised stigma is essential.
Keyphrases
- social support
- mental health
- bipolar disorder
- depressive symptoms
- mental illness
- hiv aids
- healthcare
- major depressive disorder
- end stage renal disease
- public health
- ejection fraction
- emergency department
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- physical activity
- palliative care
- peritoneal dialysis
- clinical trial
- hepatitis c virus
- social media
- human immunodeficiency virus
- health information
- hiv infected