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The Effect of Psychoeducation on Internalized Stigma of the Hospitalized Patients With Bipolar Disorder: A Quasi-Experimental Study Publisher Pubmed



Keshavarzpir Z1 ; Seyedfatemi N2 ; Mardanihamooleh M2 ; Esmaeeli N3, 5 ; Boyd JE4
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  1. 1. Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Nursing Care Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Iran Psychiatric Center, Iran
  4. 4. Mental Health for Psychosocial Recovery Services, San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, United States
  5. 5. University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing Published:2020


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. © 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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