ArticleIndian journal of psychiatry
Association between insight and internalized stigma and other clinical factors among patients with depression: A cross-sectional study.
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- Self-stigma in Serious Mental Illness: A Systematic Review of Frequency, Correlates, and Consequences.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2021Pooled it
- Prevalence and correlates of internalized stigma among adults with HIV and major depressive disorder in rural Malawi.AIDS care · 2023Trial
- Gamma and beta power and the 1/f slope vary across a spectrum of depression severity.Translational psychiatry · 2026Article
- Anti-stigmatizing: a collaborative autoethnography on recovery from depression.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Characteristics of persistent depression in the long-term: Randomized controlled trial and two-year observational study.Heliyon · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundInsight influences treatment adherence among patients with depression. These patients also experience considerable social and self-stigma. The relationship between insight and internalized stigma has been extensively studied among patients with schizophrenia but not patients with depression.
aimThis study aimed to determine the relationship between the level of insight in illness and internalized stigma among patients with depression and to identify the clinical factors associated with impaired insight. MATERIALS AND
methodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted among adult psychiatric outpatients with depressive disorders at a teaching hospital in Kuala Lumpur for 10 months. Sociodemographic and illness-related data were gathered. Two questionnaires, Mood Disorder Insight Scale (MDIS) and Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale (ISMI), were administered.
resultsNinety-nine respondents participated in the study (female: 63.6%; Malay: 41.4%; mean age: 46.4 years). The median duration of illness was 6.0 years. More respondents were taking combination therapy (59.6%). There was a statistically significant correlation between ISMI and MDIS scores (
conclusionsSignificant association exists between insight and internalized stigma in patients with depression. Interventions to reduce the impact of internalized stigma while improving patients' insight are required.
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