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- Title
Stigma Perceived by the Family Members of Psychiatric Patient.
- Authors
Rimal, Siwani; Kumari, Yadav Poonam
- Abstract
Introduction: Stigma among family members of people with mental illness has a serious impact on the disease outcome and lives of people with mental illness. Objectives: To determine the level of perceived stigma among family members of psychiatric patients. Methods: A crosssectional study was designed. Self-stigma of Mental Illness Scale was used. A structured interview was conducted among 50 family members of people with psychiatric problems in psychiatry outpatient and inpatient department of National Medical College Teaching Hospital, Birgunj. Data on sociodemographical characteristics, clinical profile and stigma question were collected. Descriptive statistics was calculated using SPPS 16. Results: The mean stigma score was 42.16 ± 5.10 48% of the respondents perceived high level of stigma. Conclusion: Nearly half of family members of the psychiatric patients perceived high level of stigma. Hence, there is a need for conducting stigma reduction program.
- Subjects
NEPAL; ACADEMIC medical centers; EXTENDED families; CROSS-sectional method; RESEARCH methodology; SOCIAL stigma; INTERVIEWING; CLINICS; FAMILY attitudes; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DISEASE duration; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; DATA analysis software
- Publication
International Medical Journal, 2023, Vol 30, Issue 5, p255
- ISSN
1341-2051
- Publication type
Article