J Irene Harris1, Leah Farchmin1, Laura Stull2, Jennifer Boyd3, Marianne Schumacher1, Amy L Drapalski4. 1. Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System. 2. Department of Psychology, Anderson University. 3. Mental Health Service at VA, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center. 4. MIRECC, Veterans Affairs Capitol Health Care Network (VISN 5) Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Interventions addressing internalized stigma are a new area of research, and it is important to identify the types of clientele who derive benefit from existing interventions. METHOD: Information was provided by 235 veterans attending a partial psychiatric hospitalization program, regarding their levels of internalized stigma on admission and discharge from a 3-week program that included interventions targeting internalized stigma. RESULTS: Upon discharge, veterans receiving disability benefits demonstrated less reduction in internalized stigma than those not receiving disability benefits. Time of service moderated the relationship between disability status and change in internalized stigma, such that veterans serving in the more recent Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn (OEF/OIF/OND) cohort who received disability benefits had a more difficult time resolving internalized stigma. Further analyses suggested that OEF/OIF/OND cohort veterans receiving disability benefits have more difficulty developing effective stigma resistance, and more difficulty resolving stigma-related alienation, than other veterans. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Based on this research, particular attention should be devoted to internalized stigma among OEF/OIF/OND veterans. (c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved).
OBJECTIVE: Interventions addressing internalized stigma are a new area of research, and it is important to identify the types of clientele who derive benefit from existing interventions. METHOD: Information was provided by 235 veterans attending a partial psychiatric hospitalization program, regarding their levels of internalized stigma on admission and discharge from a 3-week program that included interventions targeting internalized stigma. RESULTS: Upon discharge, veterans receiving disability benefits demonstrated less reduction in internalized stigma than those not receiving disability benefits. Time of service moderated the relationship between disability status and change in internalized stigma, such that veterans serving in the more recent Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn (OEF/OIF/OND) cohort who received disability benefits had a more difficult time resolving internalized stigma. Further analyses suggested that OEF/OIF/OND cohort veterans receiving disability benefits have more difficulty developing effective stigma resistance, and more difficulty resolving stigma-related alienation, than other veterans. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Based on this research, particular attention should be devoted to internalized stigma among OEF/OIF/OND veterans. (c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved).
Authors: J Dubreucq; J Plasse; F Gabayet; M Faraldo; O Blanc; I Chereau; S Cervello; G Couhet; C Demily; N Guillard-Bouhet; B Gouache; N Jaafari; G Legrand; E Legros-Lafarge; R Pommier; C Quilès; D Straub; H Verdoux; F Vignaga; C Massoubre; N Franck Journal: Eur Psychiatry Date: 2020-02-07 Impact factor: 5.361