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Psychological distress increases perceived stigma toward attempted suicide among those with a history of past attempted suicide
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- People who suffer from mental illness have high self-stigmatizing attitudes. This study aims to test the effect of psychopathological distress on stigma toward attempted suicide in a population of suicide attempters. Data were collected through an interview and 2 questionnaires (90-item Symptom Checklist; Stigma of Suicide Attempt scale) administered to 67 patients hospitalized after an attempted suicide. Participants with a history of past attempted suicide had higher scores on the Stigma of Suicide Attempt scale (t58.9 = -2.51, p = 0.014). Higher levels of psychological distress were related to greater perceived stigma only in individuals with a history of past attempted suicide (standardized coefficient = 0.37; t = 2.36; p = 0.024; R2 = 14%; adjusted R2 = 11.5%). A previous experience of attempted suicide is related to greater self-stigmatizing attitudes toward suicidal behavior. Among those who have previously attempted suicide in particular, psychopathological distress may significantly contribute to increase the perception of stigma.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Social stigma
Social Stigma
Population
Poison control
Scales
Suicide, Attempted
Suicide prevention
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
medicine
Humans
education
Psychiatry
Psychological assessment
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Inpatients
Stereotyping
education.field_of_study
Suicide attempt
Stigma
Suicidal behavior
Suicide
Middle Aged
Mental illness
medicine.disease
030227 psychiatry
Psychiatry and Mental health
Distress
Female
Psychology
Stress, Psychological
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Clinical psychology
Psychopathology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....46c6c9a3bf5547692d5ee23b2ebc19c6