Self-stigma and affiliate stigma in first-episode psychosis patients and their caregivers

Conclusion Our results indicate a critical role of perceived public stigma and fear of losing face in determining self-stigma in Chinese patients with FEP. Caregivers with greater degree of affiliate stigma experience increased stress and emotional distress. Our findings highlight the importance to examine culturally specific factors that may contribute to the development of self-stigma in first-episode populations of different ethnicities.
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research