Social Functioning and Internalized Stigma in Individuals Diagnosed with Substance Use Disorder

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• 作者：Ganime Can^a ; ^{drganime@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; ^{ganime_31@hotmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}Author Vitae ; Derya Tanrıverdi^b ; ^{deryalper@hotmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}Author Vitae
• 刊名：Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：December 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：29
• 期：6
• 页码：441-446
• 全文大小：274 K

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The aim of this descriptive study was to determine social functioning and internalized stigma in individuals with substance use disorder. The study sample consisted of 105 patients diagnosed with substance use disorder according to the DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria. A Descriptive Information Form, Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale (ISMI) and Social Functioning Scale (SFS) were used for data collection. Average total SFS score of the patients was 103.25 ± 25.09 points, indicating an intermediate level of social functioning. Average total ISMI score of patients was 2.92 ± 0.48 points, reflecting a high level of internalized stigma. A negative significant association was observed between the internalized stigma levels and social functioning of patients. These results suggest that rehabilitation of substance users should include counseling services in order to reduce internal perception of stigma and improve their social functioning.