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European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
Published in: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience 4/2017

01-06-2017 | Short Communication

Self-stigma and suicidality: a longitudinal study

Authors: Nathalie Oexle, Nicolas Rüsch, Sandra Viering, Christine Wyss, Erich Seifritz, Ziyan Xu, Wolfram Kawohl

Published in: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience | Issue 4/2017

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Abstract

Mental illness stigma is a source of distress for persons with mental illness. Self-stigma occurs when negative stereotypes are internalized, leading to low self-esteem, shame and hopelessness. Due to its consequences self-stigma may contribute to suicidality and be a modifiable target for suicide prevention. Based on 222 disability pensioners with mental illness we examined whether self-stigma at baseline is associated with suicidal ideation over a 2-year period, controlling for baseline suicidal ideation, symptoms, age and gender. More self-stigma predicted suicidal ideation at baseline and longitudinally. Interventions on different levels to reduce self-stigma could improve suicide prevention.
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Metadata
Title
Self-stigma and suicidality: a longitudinal study
Authors
Nathalie Oexle
Nicolas Rüsch
Sandra Viering
Christine Wyss
Erich Seifritz
Ziyan Xu
Wolfram Kawohl
Publication date
01-06-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 0940-1334
Electronic ISSN: 1433-8491
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-016-0698-1

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