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Abstract
Stigma associated with mental illness adds to the public health burden of
mental illness itself. Stigma impedes recovery by eroding individuals’ social
status, network, and self-esteem, all of which contribute to poor outcomes.
Mental health professionals and researchers have emphasized the importance of linking stigma to a decline in well-being and life satisfaction among individuals with mental illnesses. In addition that, relatively little research has been conducted on the connection between stigma, self- concept and quality of life.
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of stigma on self-concept and
quality of life for people with mental illnesses, utilizing a descriptive
exploratory design. A sample of convenience of 100 mentally ill patients who attended “Outpatient Clinics” of the “Mental Health and Addiction Prevention Hospital “at the El Manial University Hospital, Cairo University, Egypt. The data collection was conducted by using: Socio demographic and medical data sheet, Quality of life scale, and Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Inventory, and self-concept questionnaire. Results showed that; the high frequencies of the
studied sample were stigmatized, experienced fair self-concept and moderate QOL. In addition, the result also revealed that stigma affected QOL among the studied sample. The study concludes that, caring for mentally ill people and conveying no discriminatory attitude of the health care systemand all of the surrounding society will decrease their sense of stigma and affect positively their quality of life. Further investigation is needed to study the role of health staff, administrative organizations of health, and media as causative factors of stigma.