ArticleEpidemiology and psychiatric sciences2015
Collective levels of stigma and national suicide rates in 25 European countries.
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- Finished with Life Anyway and Then Stigmatized for Attempting Suicide-An Overview.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Self-Stigma in Parkinson's Disease: A 3-Year Prospective Cohort Study.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Article
- The Perceived Stigma Reduction Expressed by Young Adults in Response to Suicide Prevention Videos.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Stigma and Associated Correlates of Elderly Patients With Parkinson's Disease.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
aimsThere is substantial diversity in national suicide rates, which has mainly been related to socio-economic factors, as well as cultural factors. Stigma is a cultural phenomenon, determining the level of social acceptance or rejection of persons with mental illness in a society. In this study, we explore whether national suicide rates are related to the degree of mental illness stigma in that country.
methodsWe combine the data on country-level social acceptance (Eurobarometer) with the data on suicide rates and socio-economic indicators (Eurostat) for 25 European countries.
resultsIn a linear regression model controlling for socio-economic indicators, the social acceptance of someone with a significant mental health problem in 2010 was negatively correlated with age standardised national suicide rates in the same year (β -0.46, p = 0.014). This association also held true when combining national suicide rates with death rates due to events of undetermined intent.
conclusionsStigma towards persons with mental health problems may contribute to differences in suicide rates in a country. We hypothesise possible mechanisms explaining this link, including stigma as a stressor and social isolation as a consequence of stigma.
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