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The use of new technologies and online interventions with family members of people affected by severe mental disorders (SMD) seems to emerge as a promising complementary strategy to face-to-face care. The article presents a new online intervention format, aimed at relatives of people with SMD. A qualitative methodology sequenced in seven phases has been used. (1) The incorporation of relatives into the programme has allowed the intervention format to be adapted to the needs and opinions of the relatives themselves. (2) All the relatives were completely satisfied with the new online intervention format, and with how useful it had been for them. (1) The attention and support to family members of people with SMD through the Internet is a complementary intervention strategy to face-to-face care. (2) The online format of attention to family members can be incorporated into the usual practice of care services. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40737-022-00310-7.
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BACKGROUND: Internalized stigma has negative consequences on subjective and objective aspects of the recovery in people diagnosed with mental disorders. Despite its relevance, it has been poorly studied in patients with schizophrenia. METHODS: A sample of 71 outpatients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia who attended Psychosocial Rehabilitation Centers of Gran Canaria, Spain, were evaluated. We assessed the prevalence of internalized stigma and its possible association with sociodemographic, clinical, psychological and psychopathological variables, as well as suicidal behaviour and suicidal ideation. RESULTS: 21.1% of the patients had internalized stigma. Internalized stigma was associated with higher prevalence of suicidal ideation during the last year, higher number of suicide attempts, higher current suicidal risk, worse self-compassion, higher self-esteem, higher scores on depression, higher prevalence of depression and higher hopelessness. After multivariate analysis, hopelessness and the existence of depression were independently associated with internalized stigma, although depression showed trend towards significance. CONCLUSIONS: The association between internalized stigma and higher hopelessness, depression and higher suicidal risk suggests the necessity to systematically assess internalized stigma in patients with schizophrenia, and to intervene to reduce it.
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Depressive Disorder/etiology , Mood Disorders/etiology , Schizophrenia/complications , Schizophrenic Psychology , Self Concept , Social Stigma , Suicidal Ideation , Suicide , Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Risk Assessment , Risk Factors , Suicide/statistics & numerical dataABSTRACT
Introducción. El autoestigma tiene efectos negativos en aspectos subjetivos y objetivos de la recuperación en las personas con trastornos mentales. A pesar de su importancia, ha sido poco estudiado en la esquizofrenia. Metodología. Evaluamos el autoestigma en 71 pacientes diagnosticados de esquizofrenia, en Centros de Día de Rehabilitación Psicosocial de Gran Canaria. Se evaluó su prevalencia y su posible asociación con variables sociodemográficas, clínicas generales, psicopatológicas y aspectos psicológicos, así como la conducta suicida e ideación suicida. Resultados. El 21,1% de los pacientes presentaron autoestigma. El autoestigma se asoció a mayor prevalencia de ideación suicida en el último año, mayor número total de tentativas suicidas, mayor riesgo suicida actual, peor autocompasión, mayor autoestima y peores puntuaciones en depresión, mayor prevalencia de depresión y mayor desesperanza. En el análisis multivariante, la desesperanza y la existencia de depresión se asociaron de manera independiente con el autoestigma, si bien la depresión lo hizo con tendencia a la significación. Conclusiones. La asociación entre autoestigma y mayor desesperanza, depresión y riesgo suicida sugiere la necesidad de evaluar sistemáticamente el autoestigma en los pacientes con esquizofrenia, e intervenir para su reducción
Background. Internalized stigma has negative consequences on subjective and objective aspects of the recovery in people diagnosed with mental disorders. Despite its relevance, it has been poorly studied in patients with schizophrenia. Methods. A sample of 71 outpatients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia who attended Psychosocial Rehabilitation Centers of Gran Canaria, Spain, were evaluated. We assessed the prevalence of internalized stigma and its possible association with sociodemographic, clinical, psychological and psychopathological variables, as well as suicidal behavior and suicidal ideation. Results. 21.1% of the patients had internalized stigma. Internalized stigma was associated with higher prevalence of suicidal ideation during the last year, higher number of suicide attempts, higher current suicidal risk, worse self-compassion, higher self-esteem, higher scores on depression, higher prevalence of depression and higher hopelessness. After multivariate analysis, hopelessness and the existence of depression were independently associated with internalized stigma, although depression showed trend towards significance. Conclusions. The association between internalized stigma and higher hopelessness, depression and higher suicidal risk suggests the necessity to systematically assess internalized stigma in patients with schizophrenia, and to intervene to reduce it
