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Mental Illness
Studies from City University of New York provide new data on mental illness
January 17th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "The mechanisms by which internalized stigma affects outcomes related to recovery among people with severe mental illness have yet to be explicitly studied. This study empirically evaluated a model for how internalized stigma affects important outcomes related to recovery." "A total of 102 persons with schizophrenia spectrum disorders completed measures of internalized stigma, awareness of mental illness, psychiatric symptoms, self-esteem, hopefulness, and coping. Path analyses tested a predicted model and an alternative model for the relationships between the variables. Results from model 1 supported the view that...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-01-17)
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