Internalized stigma in mental health staff with lived experience of mental crises-Does the professional role protect against self-stigmatization?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The stigma of mental illness is widespread in the general population and also among healthcare and psychiatric professionals. Yet, research on the self-stigma of the latter is still limited. The purpose of this article was to assess self-stigma and its correlates in mental health professionals with lived experiences of mental crisis and treatment.

Methods

In a cross-sectional exploratory research project, 182 mental health professionals with lived experiences of mental crisis and treatment from 18 psychiatric hospital departments in the German federal states of Berlin and Brandenburg were surveyed on their lived experiences, self-stigma, perceived stigma in the workplace, subjective vulnerability to crises, and meaningfulness of lived experiences. To investigate th

SUBMITTER: Stuetzle S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9877507 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature