Personal and perceived stigma in relation to diverse domains of quality of life among patients with major depressive disorder having residual symptoms: a hospital-based cross-sectional study in Thailand.

Stigma and QoL exhibit an inverse relationship. Physical-, psychological-, and environmental-health domains of QoL and personal stigma are key contributing factors to residual MDD symptoms. Improvement of QoL and stigma requires further theoretical research and should be of concern in clinical practice. Longitudinal studies on relatively diverse populations and subsyndromal symptoms are needed.