Measuring stigma in psychosis with inpatients and outpatients

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Validation of a service user informed measure of stigma in psychosis: exploration in inpatients and outpatients

• IRAS ID

  166557

• Contact name

  Lisa Wood

• Sponsor organisation

  University of Manchester

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 11 months, 30 days

• Research summary

  People who experience psychosis are one of the most discriminated and marginalised minority groups within current western society. They are seen as the most dangerous and violent out of all the mental health diagnoses. Self-stigma is when people who experience psychosis internalise these negative experience and feel bad about themselves, for example feel shame, hopeless, guilt and fear being treated badly by others. It is important to understand the role of stigma and what this means for people who experience psychosis. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the reliability and validity of a measure of stigma in psychosis. This measure is a semi-structured interview measure which explores people's experiences of stigma. The thematic content will also be examined to understand the experiences of stigma with people who experience psychosis in detail. This will be compared and contrasted between inpatient and outpatients to see if there are any differences as this has not been done previously.

• REC name

  London - Camberwell St Giles Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  14/LO/2164

• Date of REC Opinion

  13 Jan 2015

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion