Change in Stigma Severity Following Psychiatric Hospitalisation: A Study of Associated Clinical Factors in an Indian Setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While stigma surrounding mental illness continues to affect management, there are hardly any studies reflecting any change following psychiatric admission. We aimed to examine how self-stigma changes during treatment in an inpatient setting and how it relates to improvements in symptoms and functioning.

Methods

We analyzed stigma, depression, anxiety, stress, insight, well-being, functioning, and disability in 100 consecutive patients at admission and discharge in a psychiatric hospital in Kerala.

Results

At admission, 34.5% (confidence interval [CI]: 24.5-45.7) of patients reported self-stigma, which decreased to 23.2% (CI: 15.1-32.9) at discharge; the stigma score decreased from 17.1 ± 6.6 to 14.9 ± 4.7 (p < .005). However, stigma lev

SUBMITTER: Kumar MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12851920 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature