ERIC Number: EJ990170
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Publication Date: 2012-Aug
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Self-Stigma and Quality of Life among People with Mental Illness Who Receive Compulsory Community Treatment Services
Livingston, James
Journal of Community Psychology, v40 n6 p699-714 Aug 2012
The present study was designed to examine the relationship between self-stigma and quality of life over a one year time period for 71 people with mental illness who were receiving compulsory community mental health treatment. It was hypothesized that, over time, self-stigma would have the direct effect of eroding quality of life among people with mental illness who were receiving compulsory community treatment; however, this relationship was not confirmed by the data. Although the cross-sectional analyses revealed a moderate, negative relationship between self-stigma and quality of life, the longitudinal analyses indicated that self-stigma was not a significant predictor of quality of life. Among the variables measured in the current study, psychiatric symptom severity was the strongest predictor of quality of life. (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Quality of Life, Mental Disorders, Therapy, Community Health Services, Case Studies, Longitudinal Studies, Predictor Variables, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Severity (of Disability), Self Concept, Correlation, Comparative Analysis
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