@article{ref1,
title="Psychological distress increases perceived stigma toward attempted suicide among those with a history of past attempted suicide",
journal="Journal of nervous and mental disease",
year="2016",
author="Scocco, Paolo and Toffol, Elena and Preti, Antonio",
volume="204",
number="3",
pages="194-202",
abstract="People who suffer from mental illness have high self-stigmatizing attitudes. This study aims to test the effect of psychopathological distress on stigma toward attempted suicide in a population of suicide attempters. Data were collected through an interview and 2 questionnaires (90-item Symptom Checklist; Stigma of Suicide Attempt scale) administered to 67 patients hospitalized after an attempted suicide. Participants with a history of past attempted suicide had higher scores on the Stigma of Suicide Attempt scale (t58.9 = -2.51, p = 0.014). Higher levels of psychological distress were related to greater perceived stigma only in individuals with a history of past attempted suicide (standardized coefficient = 0.37; t = 2.36; p = 0.024; R = 14%; adjusted R = 11.5%). A previous experience of attempted suicide is related to greater self-stigmatizing attitudes toward suicidal behavior. Among those who have previously attempted suicide in particular, psychopathological distress may significantly contribute to increase the perception of stigma.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-3018",
doi="10.1097/NMD.0000000000000457",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000000457"
}