Stigma among Mentally Ill Patients

Abstract

AbstractThis study aims at assessing the stigma among mentally ill patients. It has been carried out using a descriptive cross-sectional design. The subjects were constituted of 215 patients from in-patient Psychiatric Department of Mansoura University Hospital. In order to collect the necessary information for the study structure interview sheet was used to collect data. Data collection was conducted during the period from February 2011 to August 2011. The main findings of the study were that there is a positive moderate significant correlation between score of stigma subscale. So it is recommended to increase public awareness about the harmful consequences of mental illness stigma through mass media, taking into consideration the predisposing factors identified in the present study and how to attach patient with their treatment plan and raising his self esteem.