Coping strategies and self-stigma among adolescents discharged from psychiatric hospitalization: A 6-month follow-up study

Conclusions:
The results point to the particular importance of secondary control engagement coping for helping to mitigate the impact of peer prejudice or discrimination on self-stigma among youth receiving psychiatric services. At the same time, higher initial levels of self-stigma likely drive less adaptive coping with peer stigma. These bidirectional influences point to a vicious cycle between internalizing negative stereotypes and coping in ways that perpetuate negative outcomes.

Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - February 25, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Moses, T. Tags: Articles Source Type: research