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. 2021 Jan 18;47(5):1261–1287. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbaa181

Table 6.

Prevalence of Stigma Resistance

Area Study Country n Mean SR SD n High SR (%)
Europe SMI Grambal169 Czech Republic 184 2.52 0.57 - -
Dubreucq93 France 738 2.54 0.51 693 54.1
Weighted total 922 2.53
Schizophrenia Brohan9 Multi-site 1129 2.47 (2.29–2.7) 0.51 1129 49.2%
Vidovic126 Croatia 149 2.37 0.99 149 54%
Sibitz123 Austria 157 2.73 0.76 157 63.3%
Hofer30 Austria 52 2.94 0.53 - -
Bouvet175 France 62 2.46 0.55 - -
Vrbova176 Czech Republic 197 2.56 0.48 - -
Surmann177 Germany 80 2.35 0.58 - -
Dubreucq93 France 466 2.56 0.51 466 55.4%
Weighted total - 2292 2.51 1435 51.2%
Bipolar Disorders/MDD Brohan10 Multi-site 1182 2.81 0.98 1182 59.7%
Dubreucq93 France 117 BD 2.52 0.53 117 52.1%
27 MDD 2.58 0.53 27 59.3%
Weighted total 1326 2.77 1326 59.02%
Anxiety disorders Grambal169 Czech Republic 37 2.30 0.56 - -
Dubreucq93 France 19 2.44 0.68 19 36.8%
Borderline Personality Disorder Grambal169 Czech Republic 35 2.27 0.57 - -
Dubreucq93 France 64 2.52 0.48 64 51.6%
North America SMI Livingston37 Canada 71 2.07 0.38 - -
Livingston43 Canada 94 2.10 0.50 94 15.9%
Ritsher-Boyd112 USA - - - 82 29%
Weighted total - 165 2.08 176 22%
Bipolar Disorders Howland42 USA 115 3.06 0.46 - -
South America Schizophrenia Caqueo-Uritzar34 Multi-site 253 2.4 0.61 -
South Asia Schizophrenia Singh198 India 100 2.3 0.70 100 45%
Pal199 India 32 2.84 0.50 -
Weighted total - 132 2.43 100 45%
Bipolar Disorders Pal199 India 59 2.43 0.42 - -
Grover200 India 185 2.21 0.51 - -
Weighted total - 244 2.26 - -
South-East Asia SMI Ran127 China 453 2.49 0.42 - -
Lau221 Singapore 280 2.87 0.47 280 82.9%
Weighted total 733 2.63
Schizophrenia Li139 China 384 2.28 0.45 - -
Hofer30 Japan 60 2.35 0.46 - -
Ran127 China 232 2.50 0.36 - -
Weighted total - 676 2.36 - -
Middle East SMI Ghanean208 Iran 138 2.46 0.39 - -
Schizophrenia Sarisoy41 Turkey 109 2.56 0.62 - -
Çapar212 Turkey 250 2.41 0.35 - -
Olçun213 Turkey 76 2.60 0.60 - -
Karakas222 Turkey 60 2.62 0.63 - -
Yilmaz214 Turkey 63 2.66 0.43 - -
Weighted total score - 558 2.51 - -
Bipolar Disorders Sarisoy41 Turkey 118 2.38 0.54 - -
Sadighi216 Iran 126 2.76 0.98 126 57.49%
Weighted total score 246 2.55
Africa SMI Girma53 Ethiopia 422 2.41 0.40 - -
Sorsdahl62 South Africa 142 2.90 - - -
Weighted total - 564 2.53 - -
Schizophrenia Mosanya125 Nigeria 256 2.79 0.53 256 72.7%
Bifftu124 Ethiopia 411 2.52 - 411 49.4%
Weighted total 667 2.62 667 58.34%

Note: MDD, Major Depressive Disorder; SMI, Severe Mental Illness. Mean stigma resistance refers to ISMI stigma resistance subscale mean score. High stigma resistance refers to the proportion of patients with ISMI stigma resistance subscale > 2.5. Bold faces represents the total sample and the weighted means and proportions.