Cross-sectional observational study finds internalized stigma predicts life engagement in schizophrenia, suggesting treatment focus on stigma reduction.
Internalized stigma, among other well-recognized variables, appears to represent an individual predictor of worse patient life engagement in people living with schizophrenia. This finding should strengthen the notion that stigma, and internalized stigma in particular, represent important dimensions and treatment targets in the clinical management of schizophrenia, also in the perspective of improving patient-reported outcomes.
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