stigma and discrimination in people suffering with a mood disorder a cross-sectional study耻辱和歧视与情绪障碍患者的横断面研究.pdf

Hindawi Publishing Corporation Depression Research and Treatment Volume 2012, Article ID 724848, 9 pages doi:10.1155/2012/724848 Research Article Stigma and Discrimination in People Suffering with a Mood Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study L. Lazowski,1 M. Koller,2 H. Stuart,2 and R. Milev3 1 Centre for Neuroscience, Queen’s University, 752 King Street West, Postal Bag 603, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 4X3 2 Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 3N6 3 Department of Psychiatry, Queen’s University, 752 King Street West, Postal Bag 603, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 4X3 Correspondence should be addressed to R. Milev, ev@queensu.ca Received 22 August 2011; Revised 9 January 2012; Accepted 7 February 2012 Academic Editor: Christos D. Lionis Copyright © 2012 L. Lazowski et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Background. Much research is done on the stigma of mental illness, but little research has been done to characterize these phenomena from the perspective of people with mood disorders. Objective. To characterize the extent to which individuals with bipolar disorder and depression are stigmatized, determine factors related to higher levels of stigmatization, and assess the reliability of the Inventory of Stigmatizing Experiences in a population of people with a mood disorder. Methods. Two hundred and fourteen individuals with depression and bipolar disorder were recruited from a tertiary care psychiatric hospital and surveyed using the Inventory of Stigmatizing Experiences. Results. Participants reported high levels of stigma