Citation

Rüsch N, Oexle N, Thornicroft G, Keller J, Waller C, Germann I, Regelmann CA, Noll-Hussong M, Zahn R. J. Nerv. Ment. Dis. 2019; 207(12): 1056-1057.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/NMD.0000000000001079

PMID

31790049

Abstract

People with mental illness can internalize public prejudice and negative emotional reactions to their group, leading to self-contempt. This study examined self-contempt related to having a mental illness as predictor of suicidality among 77 people with mental illness in Southern Germany. Self-contempt, depressive symptoms, hopelessness, and suicidality were assessed at baseline; suicidality was measured again 3 months later. High self-contempt at baseline predicted increased suicidality at follow-up, adjusting for baseline suicidality, symptoms, diagnosis, age, sex, and hopelessness. These results suggest that self-contempt may be a risk factor for suicidality and call for specific interventions targeting self-stigma and its emotional consequences.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Risk Factors; Adult; Female; Male; Middle Aged; Self Concept; Suicide; Suicidal Ideation; Longitudinal Studies; Follow-Up Studies; Predictive Value of Tests; Mental Disorders; Disgust