Open AccessInsight and its relationship with stigma in psychiatric patients
Author(s) -
Deepakkumar Mishra,
Sarika Alreja,
K. S. Sengar,
Amool Ranjan Singh
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/0972-6748.57858
Subject(s) - stigma (botany) , psychiatry , psychology , clinical psychology
The literature on insight has paid insufficient attention to the social experiences that are associated with receiving and endorsing a diagnosis of mental illness. The psychological and behavioral commitments associated with insight extend beyond agreeing with a diagnosis and accepting treatment to include taking on the identity of an individual diagnosed with mental illness. This study sought to examine the relationship between insight and stigma in psychiatric patients.