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The relationship between internalized stigma and loneliness in patients with schizophrenia
Author(s) -
Yildirim Tülay,
Kavak Budak Funda
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12399
Subject(s) - loneliness , stigma (botany) , clinical psychology , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychology , population , positive correlation , descriptive research , mental illness , psychiatry , medicine , mental health , environmental health , statistics , mathematics
Purpose The study was conducted for the purpose of determining the relationship between internalized stigma and loneliness in patients with schizophrenia. Design and Methods The population of this correlational‐descriptive study consisted of a total of 200 in patients with schizophrenia. The data were collected using “Form of Descriptive Characteristics”, “Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Inventory (ISMI)”, and “UCLA Loneliness Scale”. Findings It was determined that the loneliness level of the patients who participated in the study was 57.20 ± 10.38 and level of of internalized stigma was 79.65 ± 13.48. There was a statistically positive and strong correlation between loneliness and internalized stigma total mean scores of the patients ( P = 0.001, r = 0.854). Practise Implications It was found that the schizophrenic patients had high levels of internalized stigma and loneliness.