Highlights
- •The self-stigmatization process of patients with schizophrenia including origin, suffering, and coping.
- •This study supports the important finding that all of interviewees used the change of mind to cope with their self-stigma.
- •The study supports the importance to increase awareness of self-stigma and help patients deal with this challenge.
Abstract
This study aimed to explore the self-stigma of schizophrenia patients. Qualitative
phenomenological approach, purposive sampling and unstructured one-on-one interviews
were used. Narratives were analyzed using Colaizzi's method. Data saturation was reached
after 15 had been interviewed. Three themes and six sub-themes were revealed: the
origin of the self-stigma (experience of self-stigma from the outside and the inside),
the suffering experience of self-stigma (alienation from others and negative inner
feelings), and coping with the self-stigma (acceptance and change of mind). The study
supports the importance to increase awareness of self-stigma and suggests effective
measures to help patients deal with this challenge.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: February 12, 2020
Accepted:
February 8,
2020
Received:
August 22,
2019
Footnotes
☆IRB: The Institutional Review Board, Taipei Veterans General Hospital approved the study (IRB No.: 2014-08-007A).
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