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Study of self- stigma and self -esteem in patients with anxiety and depression

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Author Details : Sahiba Deepinder Sachdev*, Sushil Gawande, Abhijeet Faye, Sudhir Bhave, Vivek Kirpekar, Tadke Rahul

Volume : 13, Issue : 3, Year : 2023

Article Page : 816-819

https://10.18231/j.pjms.2023.148

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Abstract

Background: Self -stigma occurs when a person accepts the negative attitude towards them, then internalize and apply belief to themselves. Self-esteem is individual’s subjective evaluation of their own worth. Self-stigma and self-esteem affects a person’s perception about themselves and the society surrounding them which plays an important role in treatment. It is most commonly affected in people diagnosed with psychiatric disorders.
Aim: The aim was to study self-stigma and self-esteem in patients with anxiety and depression.
Materials and Methods: After permission from Institutional ethics committee, semi-structured proforma, Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Inventory-9 and Rosenberg’s Self Esteem Scale was used to assess 50 consecutive participants diagnosed with anxiety and depression according to DSM-5 criteria. Participants satisfying the inclusion and exclusion criteria were included in the study. The data collected was tabulated and analysed statistically and results and conclusions were drawn by using chi-square test, a p-value of <0> Results: Mean age of participants was 38.88 years with 64% females, majority being married, predominantly from urban background having education of at least secondary school certificate.19 participants were diagnosed with anxiety while 31 had depression.56% of the participants had high self-stigma and 54% participants had low self-esteem. There wasn’t any significant difference in percentages of high self-stigma and low self-esteem when compared between anxiety disorders and in depression. There were no significant socio-demographic or clinical correlates relating to self- stigma and self-esteem according to this study.
Conclusion: It was observed that both high self-stigma and low self-esteem was significantly high in psychiatric patients. It was seen that low self- esteem was associated with high self-stigma and high self-esteem was associated with low self-stigma. Hence, steps must be taken to psycho-educate the patient and their family members in order to reduce self-stigma and help in increasing their self-esteem.
 
Keywords: Self­stigma, Self­esteem, Anxiety disorder, Depression

How to cite : Sachdev S D, Gawande S, Faye A, Bhave S, Kirpekar V, Rahul T, Study of self- stigma and self -esteem in patients with anxiety and depression. Panacea J Med Sci 2023;13(3):816-819

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