Comparison of self-stigma and subjective recovery status of patients receiving Community Mental Health Service and outpatient psychiatry policlinic

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Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) services on self stigmatization and subjective recovery feeling of schizophrenia diagnosed individuals and to determine the factors that affecting the subjective recovery. Methods: The study included 145 individuals with a diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Of them, 64 treated in the psychiatry policlinics and 81 who received service from the CMHC. Socio-demographic and disease/ treatment data forms, Self Stigma İnventory for Patients (SSI-P) and Subjective Recovery Assesment Scale (SRAS) were used to collect data. Patients were divided in two groups according to followed up at CBMHC or psychiatry policlinics. To compare the mean SSI-P and SRAS scores of groups independent samples t test was used. Results: According to results, the mean SSI-P points of CMHC and policlinic groups were 45.33±16.0 and 41.23±16.35 and there were no significant difference between groups. Mean SRAS points of CMHC and policlinic groups was 54.84±17.17 ve 45.97±17.63 and the mean SRAS points were significantly higher in CMHC group (p<0.05). There was a strong negative correlation between self stigma and subjectiv erecovery points. Conclusion: Due to the results of study, the feelings of subjective recovery was significantly higher in the CMHC group but there was no difference between groups self stigmatization degrees. Although it’s thought that, CMHC services alleviate the personal recovery and social functionality of schizophrenia diagnosed individuals, the need for structured and generalised psychosocial programs about self-stigma also has been shown with this study.