The survey of the status of self-stigma of depression and its relationship with demographic factors in Gonabad, Iran
Hadi Tehrani, Fatemehzahra Naddafi, Mahbobeh Nejatian, Alireza Jafari · 2024
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Hadi Tehrani and co-authors measure how much people in an Iranian city blame themselves for depression, in a 2024 survey. Self-stigma, believing the stereotypes about one's own illness, keeps people from seeking care. No data existed for the general public of Gonabad. The team surveyed 1,075 residents chosen by stratified sampling, using a standard self-stigma scale where higher scores mean deeper self-blame.
The average score sat mid-scale. Only about sixteen percent of participants said they had a mental disorder, and about seventeen percent had ever seen a psychologist, figures suggesting wide untreated need. Scores were compared across age, sex, education, and other demographic lines to find which groups carry the heaviest self-stigma. The authors argue that anti-stigma campaigns in such communities should target those groups first, and normalise professional help.
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| CREATOR | Hadi Tehrani, Fatemehzahra Naddafi, Mahbobeh Nejatian, Alireza Jafari |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |