@article{ref1,
title="Self-stigma and suicidality: a longitudinal study",
journal="European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience",
year="2016",
author="Oexle, Nathalie and Rüsch, Nicolas and Viering, Sandra and Wyss, Christine and Seifritz, Erich and Xu, Ziyan and Kawohl, Wolfram",
volume="267",
number="4",
pages="359-361",
abstract="Mental illness stigma is a source of distress for persons with mental illness. Self-stigma occurs when negative stereotypes are internalized, leading to low self-esteem, shame and hopelessness. Due to its consequences self-stigma may contribute to suicidality and be a modifiable target for suicide prevention. Based on 222 disability pensioners with mental illness we examined whether self-stigma at baseline is associated with suicidal ideation over a 2-year period, controlling for baseline suicidal ideation, symptoms, age and gender. More self-stigma predicted suicidal ideation at baseline and longitudinally. Interventions on different levels to reduce self-stigma could improve suicide prevention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0940-1334",
doi="10.1007/s00406-016-0698-1",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00406-016-0698-1"
}