One-year change in level of perceived stigma in patients with first episode psychosis and role of demographic factors

Abstract

Stigma disorder is one of the most important issues that can affect patients with psychotic disorders. The classical definition of the word stigma is the transformation of a person from a perfect and ordinary human being into an ignored human being. In this study, the one-year fallow up of internalized social stigma towards psychotic disease from the first onset of the disease will be measured using the (ISMI) and the relationship between demographic factors and the level of stigma and its changes will be examined. Materials and Methods: The study contain adult patients with schizophrenia included all patients admitted to Razi Educational and Medical Center, as well as outpatients referred from specialized psychiatric clinics. In this study, the oneyear fallow up of internalized social stigma in relation to psychotic disease from the first onset of the disease was measured using the (ISMI) scale and the relationship between demographic factors and stigma levels was measured Results: The mean and SD of age in the group of patients was 34.8 ± 10.94 and 62% of patients were men. 63.9% of participants were single. The intergroup effect test shows that men and women do not differ significantly in the level of stigma but according to the results of women and men in social withdrawal, experience of discrimination and resistance to stigma are different (P P).