Table 3.
Summary of categories for Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness and Mood Disorder Insight Scale
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| ISMI | |
| Internalized stigma (overall) | |
| Low | 76 (76.8) |
| High | 23 (23.2) |
| Alienation | |
| Low | 69 (69.7) |
| High | 30 (30.3) |
| Stereotype endorsement | |
| Low | 82 (82.8) |
| High | 17 (17.2) |
| Discrimination experience | |
| Low | 77 (77.8) |
| High | 22 (22.2) |
| Social withdrawal | |
| Low | 69 (69.7) |
| High | 30 (30.3) |
| Stigma resistance | |
| Low | 72 (72.7) |
| High | 27 (27.3) |
| MDIS | |
| Insight (overall) | |
| Impaired | 15 (15.2) |
| Intact | 84 (84.8) |
| Awareness of illness | |
| Impaired | 54 (54.5) |
| Intact | 45 (45.5) |
| Attribution | |
| Impaired | 30 (30.3) |
| Intact | 69 (69.7) |
| Need for treatment | |
| Impaired | 9 (9.1) |
| Intact | 90 (90.9) |
ISMI – Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness; MDIS – Mood Disorder Insight Scale