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The role of stigma resistance in persons with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

W. Kollmann ,
M. Amering ,
B. Schrank  and
I. Sibitz
W. Kollmann
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
M. Amering
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Social Psychiatry, Vienna, Austria
B. Schrank
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
I. Sibitz
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Social Psychiatry, Vienna, Austria

Abstract

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Introduction

The stigma of schizophrenia is well established as a complicating feature of psychiatric treatment. The fight against stigma and discrimination may benefit from individuals’ capacity to counteract stigma (=stigma resistance). In our recently published study[i] stigma resistance emerged as a separate construct. The very nature of stigma resistance, however, is still not fully revealed.

Aims

The aim of our study is to shed more light on stigma resistance and gain a better insight in its genesis and impact.

Methods

Qualitative interviews are carried out with patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder following a semi-structured guideline. Transcripts of recorded interviews are coded and analysed thematically using a modified grounded theory approach. Interviews are continued until theoretical saturation is achieved.

Results

Preliminary results relating to the genesis of stigma resistance, its contribution to auto-protection and the concepts of life of a patient, as well as their influence on recovery will be presented.

Conclusion

Finding out more about determinants and consequences of stigma resistance could be a crucial step in improving the effectiveness of interventions targeting stigma and social exclusion.

Type
P03-251
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 26 , Issue S2: Abstracts of the 19th European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2011 , pp. 1420
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2011

References

[i] Sibitz I, Unger A, Woppmann A, Zidek T, Amering M. Stigma resistance in patients with schizophrenia. Schizophr Bull. 2009 Jun 1. [Epub ahead of print]10.1093/schbul/sbp048CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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