الفهرس 
Mental illnessOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Background: Mental illness is a medical condition that disrupts a person’s thinking, emotion, behavior and mood. Internalized stigma is defined as patients’ feelings of embarrassment and shame about having a mental and psychiatric illness. Aim of the study: the present study aimed to identify the relationship between internalized stigma and self-esteem among mentally ill patients. Research design: A descriptive research design was utilized in the study. Setting: this study was conducted at Outpatient psychiatric Clinic in Al-Fayoum General Hospital. Sample: A purposive sample of (218) from psychiatric patients. Data collection tools: three tools were used for collecting the data I: Socio-demographic data and medical history sheet, II: internalized stigma of mental illness scale and III: Rosenberg self-esteem scale. Results: The results of this study showed that, nearly to three-fifths of studied patients’ were males, nearly to two-fifths of studied patients’ were illiterate and nearly to four-fifths of studied patients’ didn’t work. There was statistically significant relation between internalized stigma with age, job and educational level. There was highly statistically significant relation between total levels of self-esteem with age and educational level. Conclusion: There was negative correlation between internalized stigma and self-esteem among mentally ill patients. Recommendations: developing campaigns and strategies and providing program to fight internalized stigma among mentally ill patients.
Keywords: Mental ill patients- Internalized stigma- Self-esteem