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. 2020 Mar 17;62(2):186–192. doi: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_612_19

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