The Effect of Psychoeducation on Internalized Stigma of the Hospitalized Patients with Bipolar Disorder: A Quasi-Experimental Study. (2nd September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Keshavarzpir, Zinat; Seyedfatemi, Naima; Mardani-Hamooleh, Marjan; Esmaeeli, Nazanin; Boyd, Jennifer E.
• Is Part Of: Issues in mental health nursing. Volume 42:Number 1(2021)
• Page Start: 79
• Page End: 86
• Publication Date: 2020-09-02
• Subjects: Psychiatric nursing -- Periodicals; Mental health personnel -- Periodicals; 616.89023105
• DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2020.1779881
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0161-2840

Abstract

Abstract: Stigma is one of the common problems of patients with bipolar disorders, which impedes their recovery. This is a quasi-experimental study on 76 hospitalized patients with bipolar disorder (38 in each group) in Iran. The intervention group received six sessions of psychoeducation in a period of 2 weeks. Internalized stigma was measured by the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness scale. The education significantly reduced the scores of alienation, discrimination experience, stigma resistance and total score of stigma in the intervention group. Hence, this education can be used as an accessible technique in hospitals to reduce the internalized stigma.