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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Internalised stigma"”.
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Internalised stigma in mental health : an investigation of the role of attachment style
… adult attachment style on the internalisation of stigma amongst adults affected by mental health problems in the United Kingdom. A systematic review, completed for this thesis, on the role of social and relational factors in internalised stigma found strongest evidence for a negative association …
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Exploring how a genetic attribution to disease relates to internalised stigma experiences of Xhosa people with schizophrenia and rheumatic heart disease in South Africa
… to the potential impact of genomics research on stigma experienced by specific population groups. Using a mixed-methods approach, this study sought to explore how genetic causal explanation relates to the internalised stigma experiences of a sample of South African Xhosa people with schizophrenia …
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An exploration of implicit associations regarding mental Illness, self-reported internalised stigma, and their links to help seeking symptom thresholds amongst individuals experiencing depressive symptoms
… (BIAT; Sriram & Greenwald, 2009). Self-reported, internalised stigma was also explored. It was hypothesized that negative implicit associations regarding mental illness would positively correlate with increased help seeking depressive symptom thresholds. The relationships between stigma and …
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Returning individual genetic results to research participants: experiences of stigma in South African families with neurodevelopmental disorders
… is little research about the experiences of stigma in parents or caregivers of children with a Neurodevelopmental Disorder (NDD). Likewise, the impact of genetic attribution on these experiences have not been extensively studied. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of stigma …
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A model of cognitive behavioural therapy for HIV-positive women to assist them in dealing with stigma
… is to assist HIV-positive women in dealing with internalised and enacted stigma. Since much of the research about therapies developed to deal with HIV-related stigma so far has been done within a western frame of reference, in the current study a model was developed to suit the local South …
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Experiences of participants of support groups, in relation to substance misuse and shame
… in the field of support groups and shame or internalised stigma; a close relation.The literature is synthesised and presented in the form of themes arising from theinformation extracted, with reference to the quality of studies selected. The review concludes by delineating the overarching …
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Childhood sexual abuse: how do women experience a subsequent diagnosis of emotionally unstable personality disorder/borderline personality disorder?
… assessment, the delivery of the diagnosis, and internalised stigma plays in the trajectory of this relationship is discussed. Exploration of the impact of CSA highlighted identity disturbance, relational challenges, and a desire for a sense of belonging as particularly prevalent. The …
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Disability grant utilization and barriers to access for patients with personality pathology: A mixed methods study
… grant lapse on mental well-being, and three-way stigma related to having a 1) disability grant, 2) psychiatric diagnosis and 3) disability grant access for a psychiatric diagnosis. Internalised stigma was a significant finding and stigmatising judgement was experienced in interaction with general …
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From self-stigma to self-worth: understanding self-stigma through developing, implementing and evaluating a selfstigma intervention among people living with HIV and AIDS “Change your thoughts and you change the world”
Background Stigma is a global public health threat that can have consequences for the epidemiology of HIV and other health conditions. Though research has been conducted examining stigma in the context of HIV and AIDS, disability and illness, mental health and physical deformities, much less is …