Erschienen in:
07.04.2020 | Original Paper
Self-Destigmatization Process? Experiences of Persons Living with Bipolar Disorder: A Qualitative Study
verfasst von:
Hélène Richard-Lepouriel, Sophie Favre, Françoise Jermann, Jean-Michel Aubry
Erschienen in:
Community Mental Health Journal
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Ausgabe 6/2020
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Abstract
This qualitative study investigated subjective experiences of self-stigmatization and self-destigmatization among people living with bipolar disorder (BD). We conducted in-depth interviews focusing on self-stigmatization and self-destigmatization with 22 individuals living with BD. The interview transcripts were thematically analyzed using a mixed inductive and deductive approach. Thirty-six codes were extracted and organized into six themes: language, behaviors, relationships, personal experience, identity, and healthcare. Each theme was characterized by an evolution process, and the codes were distributed in a step-by-step order as landmarks. The process begins with the experience of self-stigmatization, and develops toward self-destigmatization. This study presents a new six-dimension process called the “self-destigmatization process” (SDP), a personal and interrelational process that deconstructs self-stigmatization. Clinicians can use the landmarks of the process for clinical assessment and therapeutic interventions to increase recovery orientation.