Open AccessPerceived stigma among attendees of psychiatric and nonpsychiatric outpatients department in an industrial township: A comparative study
Author(s) -
Abhishek Mahajan,
Amitav Banerjee
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/0972-6748.160938
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , psychiatry , stigma (botany) , medicine , social stigma , clinical psychology , outpatient clinic , construct validity , face validity , context (archaeology) , psychology , family medicine , psychometrics , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , paleontology , biology
Stigma associated with psychiatric disorders and few somatic disorders such as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), tuberculosis and leprosy, adversely effects treatment seeking behavior, leads to concealment, and poor compliance with treatment. In busy outpatient departments (OPDs), the issue of stigma is likely to be overlooked.