Factors influencing stigma in bipolar disorder type I
| Autor: | A. Adouni, Y. Zgueb, I. Bouguerra, F. Ben Othman, R. Jomli |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | European Psychiatry, Vol 67, Pp S428-S428 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0924-9338 1778-3585 |
| DOI: | 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2024.887 |
| Popis: | Introduction Given the recurrence of mood episodes, with their negative repercussions such as high suicidal risk, significant cognitive decline and the persistence of residual signs with a negative impact on the patient’s family, social and professional functioning, Bipolar Disorder is a mental disorder with a significant social stigma. Objectives Identify the socio-demographic and clinical factors that may influence the experience of stigma in bipolar disorder type I Methods We conducted a cross-sectional, comparative study over a six-month period at the aftercare unit of Razi Hospital’s psychiatric ward “A”, including patients treated for TB I according to DSM 5 criteria and stable on treatment. The study was conducted in two stages: first, sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were collected using a pre-established form. The DISCUS scale, validated in Arabic, was then administered. Results We included 100 patients (60 men and 40 women) with a mean age of 43.55 years. The median DISCUS stigma score was 6 (0-19). The mean value of the DISCUS scale was high for patients of urban origin (p=0.042), with a low socioeconomic level (p=0.001), and poor family dynamics (p |
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