Abstract
Purpose: Studies on the association between psychopathology, perceived public stigma, and labeling in mental illness have focused primarily on severe but rare mental disorders, especially schizophrenia, or other clinically defined psychotic disorders. Although evidence is mounting that psychosis-like experiences show high prevalence in the general population and lead to an increased risk of psychotic disorders, little is known about how psychosis-like experiences independently affect perceived public stigma in the non-clinical population. The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between psychosis-like experiences and perceived public stigma in a non-clinical sample.
Results: Of the sociodemographic characteristics analyzed in this study—gender, age, education level, marital status, and religion—only age simultaneously influenced PPSS, PDI, and CAPS scores. As hypothesized, perceived public stigma was positively correlated with measures of psychosis-like experiences, even after controlling for age. Furthermore, the perceived stigma was more strongly associated with delusion proneness than with anomalous perceptual experiences.
Conclusion: The association between psychopathology and perceived public stigma appears to extend beyond clinically defined psychosis to more common psychosis-like experiences in a sample drawn from the general Han Chinese population.
Methods: For this cross-sectional study, we recruited 524 individuals (239 male, 285 female) who had no lifetime history of psychiatric disorder. Participants completed questionnaires that asked for sociodemographic and clinical information, a measure of perceived public stigma (Perceived Psychiatric Stigma Scale [PPSS]), and two measures of psychosis-like experiences (Peters et al. Delusions Inventory [PDI]; Cardiff Anomalous Perceptions Scale [CAPS]).
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 289-298 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 Jan 1 |
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Keywords
- Community
- Mental health
- Perceived stigma
- Psychosis-like experiences
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Health(social science)
- Social Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
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Relationships of perceived public stigma of mental illness and psychosis-like experiences in a non-clinical population sample. / Lien, Yin Ju; Kao, Yu Chen; Liu, Yia Ping; Chang, Hsin An; Tzeng, Nian Sheng; Lu, Chien Wen; Lin, Shwu Jon; Loh, Ching Hui.
In: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, Vol. 50, No. 2, 01.01.2015, p. 289-298.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Relationships of perceived public stigma of mental illness and psychosis-like experiences in a non-clinical population sample
AU - Lien, Yin Ju
AU - Kao, Yu Chen
AU - Liu, Yia Ping
AU - Chang, Hsin An
AU - Tzeng, Nian Sheng
AU - Lu, Chien Wen
AU - Lin, Shwu Jon
AU - Loh, Ching Hui
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - Purpose: Studies on the association between psychopathology, perceived public stigma, and labeling in mental illness have focused primarily on severe but rare mental disorders, especially schizophrenia, or other clinically defined psychotic disorders. Although evidence is mounting that psychosis-like experiences show high prevalence in the general population and lead to an increased risk of psychotic disorders, little is known about how psychosis-like experiences independently affect perceived public stigma in the non-clinical population. The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between psychosis-like experiences and perceived public stigma in a non-clinical sample.Results: Of the sociodemographic characteristics analyzed in this study—gender, age, education level, marital status, and religion—only age simultaneously influenced PPSS, PDI, and CAPS scores. As hypothesized, perceived public stigma was positively correlated with measures of psychosis-like experiences, even after controlling for age. Furthermore, the perceived stigma was more strongly associated with delusion proneness than with anomalous perceptual experiences.Conclusion: The association between psychopathology and perceived public stigma appears to extend beyond clinically defined psychosis to more common psychosis-like experiences in a sample drawn from the general Han Chinese population.Methods: For this cross-sectional study, we recruited 524 individuals (239 male, 285 female) who had no lifetime history of psychiatric disorder. Participants completed questionnaires that asked for sociodemographic and clinical information, a measure of perceived public stigma (Perceived Psychiatric Stigma Scale [PPSS]), and two measures of psychosis-like experiences (Peters et al. Delusions Inventory [PDI]; Cardiff Anomalous Perceptions Scale [CAPS]).
AB - Purpose: Studies on the association between psychopathology, perceived public stigma, and labeling in mental illness have focused primarily on severe but rare mental disorders, especially schizophrenia, or other clinically defined psychotic disorders. Although evidence is mounting that psychosis-like experiences show high prevalence in the general population and lead to an increased risk of psychotic disorders, little is known about how psychosis-like experiences independently affect perceived public stigma in the non-clinical population. The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between psychosis-like experiences and perceived public stigma in a non-clinical sample.Results: Of the sociodemographic characteristics analyzed in this study—gender, age, education level, marital status, and religion—only age simultaneously influenced PPSS, PDI, and CAPS scores. As hypothesized, perceived public stigma was positively correlated with measures of psychosis-like experiences, even after controlling for age. Furthermore, the perceived stigma was more strongly associated with delusion proneness than with anomalous perceptual experiences.Conclusion: The association between psychopathology and perceived public stigma appears to extend beyond clinically defined psychosis to more common psychosis-like experiences in a sample drawn from the general Han Chinese population.Methods: For this cross-sectional study, we recruited 524 individuals (239 male, 285 female) who had no lifetime history of psychiatric disorder. Participants completed questionnaires that asked for sociodemographic and clinical information, a measure of perceived public stigma (Perceived Psychiatric Stigma Scale [PPSS]), and two measures of psychosis-like experiences (Peters et al. Delusions Inventory [PDI]; Cardiff Anomalous Perceptions Scale [CAPS]).
KW - Community
KW - Mental health
KW - Perceived stigma
KW - Psychosis-like experiences
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U2 - 10.1007/s00127-014-0929-6
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VL - 50
SP - 289
EP - 298
JO - Social Psychiatry
JF - Social Psychiatry
SN - 0037-7813
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