Self-stigma, empowerment and perceived discrimination among people with bipolar disorder or depression in 13 European countries: The GAMIAN–Europe study

E Brohan, D Gauci, N Sartorius, G Thornicroft… - Journal of affective …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: There is little information on the degree to which self-stigma is experienced
by individuals with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder or depression across Europe. This study …

Self-stigma, perceived discrimination and empowerment among people with a mental illness in six countries: Pan European stigma study

C Krajewski, G Burazeri, H Brand - Psychiatry research, 2013 - Elsevier
A cross-sectional study including 796 individuals with a psychiatric disorder was conducted
in Croatia, Israel, Lithuania, Malta, Romania and Sweden in 2010 aiming to assess …

Self-stigma, empowerment, and perceived legitimacy of discrimination among women with mental illness

N Rüsch, K Lieb, M Bohus… - Psychiatric services, 2006 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
OBJECTIVE: The study sought to better understand why some people with mental illness
self-stigmatize and develop low self-esteem while others remain indifferent to stigma or …

Self-stigma, empowerment and perceived discrimination among people with schizophrenia in 14 European countries: The GAMIAN-Europe study

E Brohan, R Elgie, N Sartorius, G Thornicroft… - Schizophrenia …, 2010 - Elsevier
There is a growing interest in examining self-stigma as a barrier to recovery from
schizophrenia. To date, no studies have examined mental health service user's experiences …

Bipolar disorder and self-stigma: A comparison with schizophrenia

MV Karidi, D Vassilopoulou, E Savvidou… - Journal of affective …, 2015 - Elsevier
Aim Even though numerous studies have focused on the effects of self-stigma on patients
with schizophrenia, little is known about self-stigma of patients with bipolar disorder (BD). In …

Association between public views of mental illness and self-stigma among individuals with mental illness in 14 European countries

S Evans-Lacko, E Brohan, R Mojtabai… - Psychological …, 2012 - cambridge.org
BackgroundLittle is known about how the views of the public are related to self-stigma
among people with mental health problems. Despite increasing activity aimed at reducing …

Bipolar disorder and stigma: a systematic review of the literature

N Ellison, O Mason, K Scior - Journal of Affective Disorders, 2013 - Elsevier
Aim The degree to which bipolar disorder is stigmatised by the public and the extent of
internalised stigma for people with this disorder, their families, and carers has been a …

Stigma and functioning in patients with bipolar disorder

GH Vázquez, F Kapczinski, PV Magalhaes… - Journal of affective …, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of self-rated stigma and
functioning in patients with bipolar disorder in Latin-America. METHODS: Two-hundred and …

Predictors of personal, perceived and self-stigma towards anxiety and depression

JB Grant, CP Bruce, PJ Batterham - Epidemiology and psychiatric …, 2016 - cambridge.org
BackgroundStigma towards individuals experiencing a mental illness is associated with a
range of negative psychological, social and financial outcomes. Factors associated with …

Mediating effects of self-stigma on the relationship between perceived stigma and psychosocial outcomes among psychiatric outpatients: findings from a cross …

L Picco, YW Lau, S Pang, E Abdin, JA Vaingankar… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To examine whether self-stigma mediates the relationship between perceived
stigma and quality of life, self-esteem and general functioning among outpatients with …