| Title |
Stigma resistance among people with schizophrenia at Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional institution based study
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| Published in |
BMC Psychiatry, September 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12888-014-0259-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Berhanu Boru Bifftu, Berihun Assefa Dachew, Bewket Tadesse Tiruneh |
| Abstract |
Schizophrenia is one of the most disabling and severely stigmatized mental disorders. Together with social stigma, internalized stigma and perceived stigma can trigger a vicious cycle and diminishes the stigma resistance abilities of individual. Helping patients to cope up with perceived and internalized stigma play crucial role in fighting stigma. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of stigma resistance among people with schizophrenia attending the outpatient department of Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. |
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